“[Dickinson] reaffirms his stature as an original writer with a talent for creating offbeat characters of uncommon depth and appeal . . . his subtle commentary on the human condition always rings true.” - Publishers Weekly
“Marvelous . . . an artist able to work magic.” - San Francisco Chronicle
“Dickinson has a canny eye. . . . He can surprise us at almost every turn. This is the kind of collection that you’ll read all the way through as soon as you find the time. Buying it will be like buying yourself a box of chocolates in which every piece is a coveted nut.” - Chicago Tribune
“[Dickinson] can surprise us at almost every turn. This is the kind of collection that you’ll read all the way through as soon as you find the time. Buying it will be like buying yourself a box of chocolates in which every piece is a coveted nut.” - Chicago Tribune
“Dickinson makes the reader feel happily enmeshed in his characters’ lives. . . . His orchestration of detail is so meticulous, his ability to surprise so consistent, that he never wanders into cliché. We come away from this collection sobered but enlightened . . . forced to look again, to discover at some deeper level what we thought we had already known.” - New York Times
“[Dickinson’s] orchestration of detail is so meticulous, his ability to surprise so consistent, that he never wanders into cliché. We come away from this collection sobered but enlightened . . . forced to look again, to discover at some deeper level what we thought we had already known.” - New York Times
“Additional proof of [Dickinson’s] sharp craftsmanship and penchant for original, offbeat plots.” - Baltimore Sun
“A smart, knowing, perceptive book . . . as pertinent as it is wry. Dickinson finds honor and dignity in the small struggle, and it is this that gives his stories their own honor and dignity.” - Washington Post
“Extraordinary. . . . Compelling. . . . A first-class short story writer. . . . He writes compassionately and captures with heartbreaking clarity the moments when we are most vulnerable and deserving of grace.” - Chicago Sun-Times
“Absolutely superb.” - Boston Globe