The ultimate coming of age tale

A universal tale of adolescent angst

Whitehead proves himself, among other things, a poet of the American summer and its aspirations...remarkable

it is impossible not to like Sag Harbor and its genuinely empathetic, intelligent tone

Whitehead has tapped the most classic summer-novel activity of al: nostalgia

It's rare to come across a coming-of-age novel as polished as Colson Whitehead's Sag Harbor

Whitehead's delicious language and sarcastic, clever voice fit this teenager who's slowly constructing himself

Perfectly portrays the constant and mortifying awkwardness of teenage existence

Intimate and autobiographical story...the novel can't help but hold your attention

Take a dollop of Alfred Hitchcock, a dollop of Patricia Highsmith, throw in some Great Gatsby flourishes, and the result is Rindell's debut, a pitch-black comedy about a police stenographer accused of murder in 1920s Manhattan . . . deliciously addictive

A genuinely delightful, witty page turner, full of surprises