Reviews

"Tesich creates a memorable monster.... His writing is, as usual, enticing, sharp, and observant....Not to be missed."

In his second novel (after Summer Crossing, LJ 10/1/82), the late screenwriter creates a memorable monster in the titular Karoo, a genius hack and aging Manhattan-bound script and film doctor who's filtering his life through as many bad habits as possible as a means of avoiding contact with humanity, which includes his wife and grown son. The guy's a bastard, but he's also what lesser lights would call a life riot: smart, mean, charming, awful, and as fascinating as the novel spinning around him. Tesich's writing is, as usual, enticing, sharp, and observant (if a tad too literary‘watch out for all the Ulysses stuff). Not to be missed. [Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 11/15/97.]‘David Bartholomew, NYPL

"Tesich creates a memorable monster.... His writing is, as usual, enticing, sharp, and observant....Not to be missed."