PositiveThe New York Times Book Review\"Skyhorse took an artistic leap writing from a woman’s point of view in this novel. A risky choice, but writing is about reaching. Iris is nuanced and compelling, though I do wish he had woven in more everyday details about being a woman that could have added texture to the character. Still, it was satisfying to read about a demographic so often invisible, to see a community brought into focus through a woman with an inner life that is layered, confusing and at times unflattering. Narratives like this are rare, and I was grateful for it.\
Cristina Rivera Garza
RaveThe Washington PostPowerful ... She may never find what she is seeking, but writing about the process is a kind of conjuring of the sister she lost. An artful catharsis. Her words come together in a book that is not so much plot-driven but rather a very careful excavation ... The reader is privy to photographs and other ephemera left behind. The most minute details contain multitudes. Every word counts ... Not everything can be put into words, especially grief and rage, no matter how precise and skilled the writing is. The beauty of this book is that it reaches for that truth regardless, and in doing so, Liliana becomes indelible.She is so fully realized that by the end, the reader is also mourning. I will be thinking of Liliana for a very long time, perhaps forever.
