Revue de presse
“Uzodinma Iweala is a gifted and brave writer.” (Chris Abani, author of GraceLand)
“An astonishing debut.” (Kirkus Reviews (starred review))
“A harrowing account of the intoxication of violence…that offers no easy answers or explanations.” (Library Journal)
“This is an extraordinary book. . . . It’s so vivid [and] powerful.” (Sunday Telegraph)
“A raw, compelling first novel.” (Literary Review)
“A powerful debut.” (The Times of London)
“A brilliant debut. . . . This is a remarkable novel that suggests a dazzling literary future.” (People (****))
“Remarkable. . . . Iweala never wavers from a gripping, pulsing narrative voice.” (Entertainment Weekly (A))
“A startling debut…. Iweala’s acute imagining allows him to depict the war as a mesh of bestial pleasures and pain.” (The New Yorker)
“The hypnotic present tense, first-person narration draws the reader deep into the child soldier’s shattered psyche.” (The Washington Post)
“Searing and visceral. . . . Agu’s unblinking innocence gives the story its most powerful and disturbing beauty.” (San Diego Union-Tribune)
“An outstanding first novel. . . . Resonant, beautiful. . . . Iweala’s book will be readily embraced by readers.” (Janet Maslin, The New York Times)
“Uzodinma Iweala is receiving not just hype but praise from reviewers for the frighteningly convincing voice of a preteen soldier.” (New York Magazine)
“Searing. . . . An extraordinary debut novel.” (Time.com)
“Stark, vivid.... Written like a nightmare in progress, this story is a fever dream of voice and consciousness.” (San Francisco Chronicle)
“Devastating...a raw and brutal story about the horrifying effects of cruelty and the incredible power of hope.” (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) --Ce texte fait référence à l'édition Broché .