“A Molotov cocktail of highly combustible intelligence. . . truly glorious.” — New York Times Book Review
“[A] shimmering, dazzling, delight, filled with ... humor and poignancy that should endear her to thousands of new readers. — Washington Post
“Jackson’s style is as offbeat as her storytelling... with hilariously dark humor . . . intriguingly odd.” — USA Today
“[E]ven in its most philosophical moments, HALF LIFE maintains an almost giddy flair for fabulism and macabre detail. — Time Out New York
“[A] big, ambitious, deeply strange and strangely riveting novel . . . Maestra!” — Newsday
“Jackson’s prose is nothing short of dazzling.” — Publishers Weekly
“Haunting, meditative.” — Kirkus Reviews
“Ingenious, sensual, gleeful. . . . It demands of its readers only imagination, and rewards them with hilarity, terror, and marvels.” — Jonathan Lethem
“I loved this book. . . . Half Life is twisty and vampy and campy, grotesque, picaresque, droll, and dazzling.” — Kelly Link, author of Magic for Beginners