RaveThe New York Times Book Review[An] extraordinary tale ... Terrifically comic ... Carusillo is a master of the vigorous and inclusive aside, employing a crackling blend of high and low diction ... Affirms that we can’t necessarily escape the conduct of our predecessors, while gleefully celebrating, one smashing sentence at a time, that there’s alchemy to be found in the hands of the right legatee.
RaveThe New York Times Book ReviewSlim and formidable ... The miracle of this novel is the intellect and spirit of Shaka ... Has been translated with all due edge and verve by Polly Barton. It’s unforgettable.
Nell Zink
RaveThe New York Times Book ReviewNicotine is intellectually restless, uniquely funny and, I would argue, her best yet ... Zink’s narrative is propulsive, wonderfully stuffed with irreverent and absorbing banter among these characters who move in slightly off-kilter orbits ... Maybe what’s most bootylicious in this novel is Zink’s warmhearted embrace of her subjects.
