PositiveThe New York Times Book ReviewMoses’ translation from the Spanish captures the playful gruesomeness of the Argentine writer’s prose ... Bazterrica takes big swings throughout, and while not every punch lands, these stories are fresh and unnerving.
Kathleen Alcott
RaveThe New York Times Book Review\"...[a] richly layered collection ... Alcott evokes the confusing intensity of teenage friendship, a closeness bordering on the erotic ... Alcott’s prose, both sensuous and cerebral, abounds with insight into people and the shapes life contorts them into.\
Joyce Carol Oates
PositiveThe New York Times Book ReviewA vein of feminist horror runs through Joyce Carol Oates’s latest collection ... While the final two, post-apocalyptic stories tread familiar ground, the overall trajectory feels satisfying, with the book’s zero-sum games advancing to an existential battle between humanity and the destructive forces it has unleashed.
