An intense character study, Circular Motion‘s moody prose is entrenched in bottomless loneliness and emotional disrepair ... Early on, Tanner wallows in quiet anguish and self-pity; his desire to escape his abusive, ultrareligious survivalist father is sympathetic. And self-conscious Winnie struggles with depression, which is described with a searing, graphic poignancy ... Pessimistic but thoughtful.
Equal parts ambitious and intimate, with enough humanity and empathy to keep weighty themes from swallowing it whole ... Foster artfully weav[es]...stories together.
Exciting ... While the premise is similar to Karen Thompson Walker’s The Age of Miracles, Foster shines in his condemnation of corporations and their eagerness to deflect attention away from their role in the climate crisis. Fans of gleeful and unflinching satire will find plenty to love.
