"Fans and new readers alike will appreciate Boyle's droll humor, eye for detail, and seemingly inexhaustible imagination." – Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Boyle makes the incredible credible through detail, and his narrative voices convincing through rhythm and attitude. He can be funny, touching, or both." – Publishers Weekly
"Boyle's substantial collection is funny, disarming, and crushing, haunting and beautiful." – Booklist (starred review)
"...A timely collection that explores the decline of nature and the takeover of technology. . . . Boyle is a master mood-mixer, and this funny-scary-sad collection is filled with stories to be savored." – BookPage