Spellbinding . . . you just keep turning the pages, with the atmosphere growing more and more intense as the story leads to its dramatic climax

An irresistible blend of intrigue and passion, and the consequences of secrets and betrayal

A powerfully involving and uncompromising novel about the loss of childhood and innocence

Thought-provoking

A sombre, gripping story about alienation and the clash of cultures

You don't have to have been there; if you're willing, he'll take you there

The pioneering work in a genre you'd have to call psychedelic Noir ...Who writes sentences as beautiful as Pynchon?

Pynchon leaves the rest of the American literary establishment at the starting gate...the range over which he moves is extraordinary, not simply in terms of ideas explored but also in the range of emotions he takes you through

The most important and mysterious writer of his generation

A warm and joyous read. There is softness about this book, but also a tinge of melancholy

'A scandalously good read'

Brilliant

An enjoyably black and bracingly unsentimental novel

Brilliant black comedy