A hectic, gaudy saga with the verve of a Marx Brothers movie.- The New York Times Book Review A startlingly original family saga that combines macabre humor with Dickensian sentiment.- Time Rejoice! John Irving has written another book according to your world. . . . You must read this book. -Los Angeles Times Spellbinding . . . intensely human . . . a high-wire act of dazzling virtuosity.- Cosmopolitan sakriti opis