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| "...a spectacular, ever-proliferating tale of mingled
motives, psychological menace, and delicately told crises of
appetite and loneliness." -- The New Yorker -- 05/21/07 |
| "The extravagantly talented novelist Arthur Phillips
seems to be making a grand tour of all the best literary genres.
...Phillips has produced an elegantly sculpted psychological ghost
story told from four different points of view; it's "The Turn of the
Screw" crossed with "Rashomon." -- Salon.com -- 04/30/07 |
| "...the prodigiously talented novelist Arthur
Phillips has chosen to create a ghost story that not only takes
place during the Victorian era, but one that seeks — with resounding
success — to emulate that period's style." -- St. Louis
Post-Dispatch – 04/29/07 |
| "..."Angelica" is a step up in achievement, and
Phillips' best novel yet." -- The Denver Post -- 04/27/07
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| "...Phillips has written far more than a mesmerizing
piece of historical fiction; instead, he's given us a powerful
meditation on the ever-shifting foundations of modern identity."
-- Rocky Mountain News -- 04/20/07 |
| "...richly detailed, atmospheric, psychological
labyrinth of a novel." -- Miami Herald -- 04/15/07 |
| "...a wickedly ingenious deconstruction of a
Victorian ghost story. -- Houston Chronicle -- 04/13/07 |
| "Arthur Phillips is one brainy, clever, talented
writer..." -- Boston Globe -- 04/08/07 |
| "...rigorous craft is in perfect balance with
volatile content, resulting in a shapeshifting puzzle-novel with a
harrowing soul to it." -- Seattle Times -- 04/06/07 |
| "Phillips’ clever, chilly novel beings as a ghost
story..." -- Entertainment Weekly -- 04/06/07 |
| "Phillips' third novel [Angelica]... is a culturally
authentic masterpiece that transcends its ghostly subplot... ...bold
and clever... rich and provocative." -- USA Today -- 04/03/07 |
| "...shifting perspective keeps readers just off
balance enough to keep them guessing. " -- The Christian
Science Monitor -- 04/03/07 |
| "Angelica,
Arthur Phillips's spellbinding third book, cements this young novelist's
reputation as one of the best writers in America, a storyteller who combines
Nabokovian wit and subtlety with a narrative urgency that rivals Stephen
King's." -- Washington Post -- 04/01/07 |
| "...artfully contrived, extraordinarily well-written
view of a dysfunctional family resonates in unexpected ways." -- The Plain Dealer --
04/01/07 |
| "[Phillips] ...decided to give this Jamesian terrain a few more dramatic
twists. " -- Los Angeles Times -- 04/01/07 |
| "Arthur Phillips once again proves himself a
versatile, elegant writer of immense talent... ...Comparisons to
Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw are inevitable, and
Phillips’ novel can hold its own when it comes to them. Erudite,
dazzling and full of ambiguity, Angelica is not to be missed."
-- Bookpage -- 07/07 |
| "...a beautifully written, haunting thriller that
will have you fixating on every creak in the floorboards..."
-- Minnesota Monthly -- 04/07 |
| "...the award-winning Phillips is a writer of
uncommon versatility... ...exquisite writing... ...Highly
recommended..." -- Library Journal Starred Review -- 03/01/07 |
| "...Phillips’s impressive third novel... ...narration
yields psychological depth and a number of clever surprises..."
-- Publishers Weekly -- 02/12/07 |
| "[Phillips] ...expertly depicts the repressiveness of
the Victorian era, well attuned as he is to the subtle and dramatic
transformation of familial roles that occur when a child is
introduced into the family dynamic." -- Booklist -- 01/17/06 |
| "A symphony of psychological complexity... ...An
impressive step forward for the versatile Phillips, who continues to
engage, surprise and entertain." -- Kirkus Starred Review -
01/01/07 |
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