“An extraordinary real picture of human beings numbed by catastrophe but still driven by the unconquerable determination of living creatures to keep on being alive.” — The New Yorker
“Ingenious. . . . Provocative.” — New York Times
“An enthralling and vivid story of the follies and failures of people, their courage and cruelty, their treachery and triumphs. Mr. Frank is a magnificent writer.” — Chicago Sunday Tribune
“A warm, continuously interesting story of what can happen to a group of ordinary people in a perilous situation.” — New York Herald Tribune
“Frighteningly credible and exciting reading.” — Library Journal
“Frank is successful enough in making us believe it could indeed happen here to send a small, fearful chill along our backbone.” — Saturday Review
"A harrowing, human story." — Florida Times-Union