Reviews
This master chronicler of our times has won the battle for hearts and minds once again. --Jayne Ann Phillips, Dispute the following claim at your own peril: No one writes better about the Vietnam War than Tim O'Brien. But let's move on to a new, even bigger claim: No one writes better about the Vietnam generation than Tim O'Brien. Need proof? Read July, July. -- Men's Journal O'Brien is intelligent and daring, but he is also eminently accessible; he writes in clear, fluid sentences about people we recognize leading lives that are both emblematic and intimate. -- O, The Oprah Magazine Beset with a surprising array of characters, O'Brien's latest is every bit as haunting as his most celebrated works Library Journal Starred A poignant and powerful page-turner, and a testament to a generation. Publishers Weekly Involving and beautifully written...Once again O'Brien proves he's capable of being one of our brightest and best novelists. [starred] Kirkus Reviews Beautifully written, very moving, and very, very funny... A great book from one of America's greatest writers. --Roddy Doyle An elegy, a reckoning, a chronicle of dashed hopes, July, July does what only Tim O'Brien could do. --James Carroll Funny and poignant, July, July looks into the nature of our dreams and how fulfillment eludes us. --Edna O'Brien This master chronicler of our times has won the battle for hearts and minds once again. --Jayne Ann Phillips A great novel about the '60s by one of Esquire's favorites. -- Esquire ...this story of a Baby Boomer college reunion is both fun and affecting. O'Brien brings alive [a cast of characters] with with, insight and compassion for the ways lives go awry. The Chicago Tribune, An elegy, a reckoning, a chronicle of dashed hopes, July, July does what only Tim O'Brien could do. --James Carroll, Involving and beautifully written...Once again O'Brien proves he's capable of being one of our brightest and best novelists. [starred], O'Brien is intelligent and daring, but he is also eminently accessible; he writes in clear, fluid sentences about people we recognize leading lives that are both emblematic and intimate. -- O, The Oprah Magazine, Beautifully written, very moving, and very, very funny... A great book from one of America's greatest writers. --Roddy Doyle
