"Never grapples with anything less than life’s biggest questions. . . . Lamb clearly aims to be a modern-day Dostoevsky with a pop sensibility." — New York Times Book Review
"Thoughtful . . . heart-wrenching . . . . An exercise in soul-baring storytelling--with the soul belonging to 20th-century America itself. It's hard to read and to stop reading, and impossible to forget." — USA Today
“A gratifying saga of loss and redemption.” — People
"[A] tour de force that sweeps the reader along in its swift emotional current....A work of astonishing craftsmanship, structural symmetry, and literary self-awareness . . . Read it and weep." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"Dominick Birdsey is an epic hero and his story an inspiring, darkly comic tale of redemption—a late twentieth-century Les Miserables." — Glamour
“A fully developed and triumphantly resolved exploration of one man’s suffering and redemption.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Lamb details the pain and perversions of generations of dysfunctional families in the struggle between twin brothers at midlife. His craftsmanship and characterizations are exceptional. . . . Fine work, relentless in its effect." — Library Journal
"Every now and then a book comes along that sets new standards for writers and readers alike. Wally Lamb's latest novel is stunning—and even that might be an understatement . . . this is a masterpiece." — Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers
"The saga of the century. Best, most wonderful, most dramatic, most powerful. There are no superlatives impressive enough to describe this, another Lamb masterpiece." — Oakland Press
"Wally Lamb is one of those rare contemporary writers who can produce a 900-page book that defies readers to put it down. . . stunning. . . powerful. . . . The book is so effectively structured that the reader can easily fall into its pages, becoming a part of it, in the way that a powerful play lures its audience into its setting and story line...A rich literary tapestry that is an affirmation of life." — Dallas Morning News
“A can’t-put-it-down-novel . . . packed with graceful writing, unrelenting dramatic tension and characters how force the reader to form an emotional bond with them . . .The only thing bad about Wally Lamb’s new novel is that it’s too good.” — Denver Post
"You couldn’t ask for a more beguiling summer read." — Entertainment Weekly