"One of the finest writers working today."
–Pittsburgh Tribune
"John Crowley is a virtuoso of metaphor, a peerless recreator of living moments, of small daily sublimities."
–New York Times Book Review
"Crowley has enough imagination for ten ordinary writers."
–Kirkus Reviews
"A writer of unmistakable humanity and unparalleled style."
–Philadelphia Inquirer
"Like a magus, John Crowley shares his secrets generously, allowing us to believe that his book is revealing the true and glorious nature of the world, and the reader's own place within it."
–Village Voice