"Undoubtedly a literary tour de force."
–James A. Miller,
The Boston Globe "A major voice in American letters."
–Adrienne Westenfeld,
Esquire "
Mosquito's voice is melodic, direct, and so conversational that it hooks us immediately and makes us surrender fully to the narrative. . . . To be sure, these observations crackle with wit and a joyful, almost child-like candor."
–Quinn Eli,
Philadelphia Inquirer "Gayl Jones is the Black writer we all want to be when we grow up. . . .
Mosquito is Gayl Jones unbound, but certainly not untethered, not without her still prodigious storehouses of language, craft, and storytelling prowess."
–Greg Tate,
Voice Literary Supplement "
Mosquito will amuse and confuse and instruct and pique and exhaust you. Sometimes the anecdotes are so good you call up friends to share them. There are a hundred times you want to shout, 'Right on!'"
–Sandra Scofield,
Chicago Tribune "Most apparent, and most surprising, is Jones&rssquo;s sense of humor . . . Her sly, subversive wit echoes Ishmael Reed at his most sarcastic."
–Jabari Asim,
The Washington Post Book World "One of literature's finest."
–Karla Strand,
Ms. "Reading [Gayl Jones's] inventive prose and earthy dialogue is its own reward."
–Valerie Boyd,
The Washington Post