"Wonderful . . . Phillips's great gift as a writer is for aphorism and paradox, and that is the joy of
Monogamy." –
Esquire "Adam Phillips writes with far-sighted equanimity. . . . In this regard, he's a little like an Oliver Sacks of psychoanalysis, both affable and unalarmed." –
The Boston Globe "Phillips's reflections on monogamy are both discomforting and comforting." –
The Washington Post Book World "Playful, brilliant . . . profound . . . keeps us faithful to the last page."–
The New York Observer