RaveThe Somerville Times...labels do not adequately describe the high quality of writing, subtlety of construction, or fresh look at the subject ... The child is enormously intelligent, and his narration is seasoned by comments from years after the action, but these, rather than intruding, or lessening the story, broaden and deepen it ... This seamless novel beautifully shows the passage of time, mixing familiar worlds of childhood and the very trying world of immigrant adults ... The writing is remarkable for its lack of self-pity ... The style is fluent. It surprises, in the way a reader likes to be surprised, takes chances, and fits the story the way a seasoned novelist suits the word to the action ... I doubt there will be many better published this year.
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