Critical Praise

"Original and grimly unsentimental…. A major accomplishment, written in austerely beautiful prose."

——The Washington Post Book World

"A funny, troubling story about our culture's devotion to technology at the expense of humanity…. Clever and wise, a rare combination."

——San Francisco Chronicle

"Although the world around Bill 'is diminished to the most feeble red light,' the novel, at last, burns brightly."

——The New Yorker