[A] thunderous gallop of a war novel ... The conclusion is a stunner, although I’m not sure if a book that ends with a comma rather than a period can be said to conclude at all. The war continues; other wars will follow ... Mysterious and full of grace.
Kraus draws readers into a story about the barbarity of human action in language reminiscent of a religious text but still conveying the dread and endless despair of warfare ... Bold and exceptional.