The plainest of objects and events bloom in these stories as if they had at last found their proper climate. . . . I find myself searching for language to describe the very palpable pleasure that comes with experiencing in a writer authority and also humor and elegance and honesty and generosity of spirit. Marilynne Robinson, The New York Times Book Review
It is in his short stories that we find Updike s most assured work. . . . And almost without fail they give pleasure, a quality not to be taken lightly. The Washington Post Book World
Dazzling . . . We certainly can trust him we are in very good hands. The New York Times