"[Shriver's] whip-smart observations--about relationships, the role of the media, the cult of personality are funny and on the mark." -- People

"In her latest novel, Lionel Shriver pays homage to Joseph Conrad--examining terrorism, media bloodlust, and the cult of personality through an unexpected lens of satire." -- Marie Claire, Four New Page-Turners to Keep Bedside

"A very funny book, but the laughs are embedded in a deeply disturbing subject." -- NPR, "Weekend Edition"

"Shriver is cursed with knowing the human animal all too well. The New Republic is satire of a Shriver kind, that is to say biting." -- Miami Herald

"Lionel Shriver, the author of the harrowing and patient We Need to Talk About Kevin, delivers something altogether different: a callous and romping political and journalistic satire." -- The Daily Beast-- This Week's Hot Reads

"Shriver is one of the sharpest talents around." -- USA Today

"Witty, caustic and worldly, [Shriver] is a raconteur who could show even Barrington Saddler a thing or two about entertaining a crowd." -- Wall Street Journal

"Shriver has been a National Book Award finalist with good reason: Her page-turners examine serious issues." -- Reader's Digest Recommends

"A wondrously fanciful plot, vividly drawn characters, clever and cynical dialogue, and a comically brilliant and verisimilar imagined land. . . . The New Republic is simply terrific." -- Booklist (starred review)

"The dialogue zings and the writing is jazzy. . . . [Shriver] can toss off a sharp sketch of a passing character in a phrase, and she's got a gimlet eye for what's phony, or affected, or even touchingly vain in human behavior." -- Entertainment Weekly

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