"Consistently entertaining."
–The New York Times Book Review "Intelligent, melancholy, quirky. . . . As cerebral as it is sensual."
–The Boston Globe "Funny and self-critical–[
Immigrant, Montana] inverts and skewers the colonial narrative."
–The New Yorker
"A bold and provocative counter-narrative. . . . Kumar writes with disarming honesty."
–The Guardian "Intelligent and intimate. . . . Ambitious artistic undertakings like Kumar's are how the literature of exile secures its place in the new country."
–The Millions
"Thought-provoking."
–Entertainment Weekly
"Droll and exhilarating. . .this coming-of-age-in-the-city story is bolstered by the author's captivating prose, which keeps it consistently surprising and hilarious. . . . An inventive delight."
–Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A whip-smart. . .exploration of home–or lack thereof."
–Kirkus Reviews "[A] remarkable novel. . .with surprising twists and turns."
–New York Journal of Books
"Kumar [is] a keen observer of the contemporary American immigrant experience. . . . A droll and inventive tale for the intellectually omnivorous."
–The Chronogram