PositiveThe New York TimesVernon God Little rockets along for five acts of tragicomedy, as Vernon finds himself at the center of his town's lust for retribution, the center of attention for the first time in his short life. He was not in class when the shooting started. He is as innocent as the day is long, but has a few things he wouldn't like to say in public about his whereabouts. This will become his crime, or at any rate the proof of his inchoate guilt … The writing is simply terrific. In much the same way that noir novelists like James Ellroy seem steeped in the rhythms and textures of jazz, there is a jagged, punk-rock sensibility to Pierre's prose, absolutely his own. Plot aside – and there is much in this novel to keep the reader turning pages – Vernon God Little is just plain fun to read.
