PositiveThe New York Times Book ReviewBy the end, the intricacy of the novel’s structure comes to feel both unexpected and inevitable, building toward a final devastating convergence ... The graceful, stately quality of the sentences evokes restraint, avoiding sentimentality ... In one sense, this story line offers little ambiguity; its villains are predictably corrupt, the cruelty of their methods operatic. But Adébáyò humanizes those sucked into the vortex of that power with a striking compassion — the characters’ misjudgments and delusions are deeply and empathetically imagined, wholly alive.
Marcy Dermansky
RaveNew York Times Book ReviewThe novel surprises us by blending visceral horror with laugh-out-loud humor. This unnerving stylistic collision is sustained throughout ... Dermansky plays masterfully with perspective: Are the people around Allison... all they seem? Should we be wary of Allison’s judgment, or has physical trauma somehow bestowed acute mental clarity? Either way, the results are hilarious. Dermansky’s offbeat humor and spare prose make Allison’s mind a thrilling and wholly unusual place to be ... This is a wickedly entertaining read from first to last.
