PositiveThe New York Times Book ReviewWrenching ... Both helped Kingston see the rage and terror her mother had papered over, as well as the steely will she’d summoned to keep going.
Susan Lieu
MixedThe New York Times Book ReviewA somewhat overstuffed narrative ... In the book’s stronger moments, Lieu illuminates the daily grind — and drive — of her immigrant parents’ experience
Lauren Grodstein
RaveThe New York Times Book ReviewAccomplished ... This is a tender, heartbreaking novel that grapples with timeless questions. Is collaboration forgivable? Can sparks of human kindness, however tiny, fend off hopelessness in the face of evil?
Cassandra Jackson
PositiveThe New York Times Book ReviewJackson deftly intertwines the story of her search for the truth about \"the wreck\" with her infertility struggle ... Along with the trauma of her family’s past, racism shadows every corner of her narrative ... Jackson had feared her search for answers might cause her wounded father pain; in the end, it shines a healing light.
Cathleen Schine
PositiveThe New York Times Book ReviewDiverting ... Schine’s delight in language is contagious — she offers up words like baubles, turning them this way and that to catch the light ... Künstlers in Paradise is...an invitation to leave the familiar behind.
