RaveThe Seattle Times... cuts uncomfortably close to home ... [Shteyngart\'s] imagination is either warped or prophetic; you choose. But his writing is brilliant. Somehow, amid all this, he creates vulnerable, sympathetic characters whose foibles and blunderings toward one another we recognize as universal: super sad and true.
Shawn Vestal
RaveThe Seattle Times...[a] riveting novel ... Mormon fundamentalism, plucked directly from the outlaw hamlet of Colorado City, Ariz., here called Short Creek, sets this novel spinning on its edge ... Loretta is a complex and compelling character. Despite her forced marriage, she maintains a fierce but cautiously guarded independence and an irrepressible desire for freedom ... As with his earlier short stories, Vestal’s characters are superbly drawn in this compelling novel. Even Evel philosophizes warmly over his many failed leaps and crashes. Vestal has launched a thrilling motorcycle leap of his own, bold, fast-paced and seemingly headed for oblivion. Readers are advised to hang on for a wild and rewarding ride.
Rick Bass
RaveThe Seattle TimesFans of Bass’ stories and new readers will find For a Little While a treasure trove...As he demonstrates in story after story, Bass can lift a common moment into a shared experience that is universal.
RaveThe Seattle TimesThe Hidden Half of Nature offers a wonderfully fresh and exquisitely informed approach that could change how we relate to our selves, our diets, our gardens and our world.
