“Though not Appelfeld’s best work, Suddenly, Love despite its deceptive simplicity offers much food for thought and would be a good choice for book groups.”
“The Anarchist enlivens a violent, edgy period not so far away from the assassination of William McKinley by a deranged, misguided, idealist immigrants’ son . . .”
“His narrative feels alive. And satisfying, too. If not a feast, no famine, either. Recite his words aloud and a reader tastes them on lips, teeth, tongue. Yum.”
“Replete with plot twists and surprises, The Butcher is an engrossing tale that piques the reader’s interest immediately and then holds on to it like an angry pitbull.”
“Dust is a story of both Kenya and of Odidi and his family told in a rich, colorful narrative and numerous shifts from past to present in the lives of all the characters.”