“The book is certainly one to be read, though we deplore the ultra-cynical scene at the end.”
| + − | Ath. 1906, 1: 662. Je. 2. 160w. |
“Whatever its defects, bears every trace of being conceived and carried out under the stress of genuine excitement; and whatever its measure of success neither in plan nor execution is there a taint of mediocrity.” Mary Moss.
| + + − | Atlan. 99: 120. Ja. ’07. 1630w. |
“Is a book to be reckoned with.”
| + | Dial. 42: 143. Mr. 1, ’07. 350w. |
“Mr. Snaith is either a madman or a new kind of a genius. He has written one of the most powerful books of the year, and he has deliberately cut it off from being a great book by founding it upon the egotism of one long-shanked big-headed young man.”
| + − | Ind. 61: 1569. D. 27, ’06. 610w. |
“The great feat the author performs is to present a man of genius so that you not only believe in his genius but feel and see it. Its results are set before you and you are forced to admit it is the real thing. And to represent genius requires genius. Hats off to Mr. Snaith.”
| + + − | Putnam’s. 1: 640. F. ’07. 260w. |