Ingo Schulze is an epic storyteller! Günter Grass
 Rumors, protests, paranoia, disbelief, the thrill of first seeing West German road signs they re all on the page with you-are-there clarity. 
 Seattle Times
 Powerful. . . . Schulze is determined to capture the energy and mayhem of his country s historic transformation. . . . With engaging irony, [he asks] both what is gained and what is lost in such cultural transformations. 
 The Review of Contemporary Fiction
 An admirable work. . . . The reader sits open-mouthed, surprised, and delighted before this miracle of romantic poetry, philosophy of money, and epic strength. 
 Süddeutsche Zeitung (Munich)
 Witty and elaborate. 
 The New Yorker
 A unique view of the German reunification. 
 Sacramento Book Review
 [Schulze s] latest book may well be Germany s best reunification novel to date. . . . Against an uncertain East German landscape of ambiguous opportunities depicted with considerable sensitivity but little Ostalgie Schulze expertly pulls his readers in opposite directions. . . . Exhilarating and perceptive. 
 Booklist (starred review)
 Beguiling. . . . Schulze captures something ephemeral but critical about how the idealism that brought down the Wall also brought down itself. 
 Publishers Weekly
 Hugely ambitious. . . . Anyone who has spent time in a political movement, or in a start-up business, will recognize the comedy of egos with its cast of con men, hangers-on and the occasional genuine talent. 
 Kirkus (starred review)