“Extraordinary power . . . Comic . . .Tragic . . . A spellbinder.”
—Washington Post
“A powerful and absolutely stunning achievement. Welt’s characters etch themselves on the memory. . . . On all scores, including consideration strictly from a literary point of view, Berlin Wild is a glorious, smashing success.”
—Chattanooga Times
“Earns four stars . . . A wonderful book . . . Read it, by all means, and give it to a friend.”
—San Francisco Chronicle
“Moves you to laughter and to tears. . . . One could rhapsodize about this marvelous book. . . . It is among the important books of the year and decade.”
—Louisville Courier-Journal
“A stirring tale of the nature of survival.”
—Boston Review
“Taut . . . Remarkable . . . Deeply searching . . . Moving . . . Cliffhanger suspense . . . A crescendo of emotions . . . A thriller . . . A triumph!”
—Publishers Weekly
“Vibrant with warmth, humor and vitality of those clinging to the brink through wit and will.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Wonderful . . . Rivaling Catch-22.”
—Chicago Sun-Times
“The mature work of a gifted writer . . . Stunningly macabre . . . A moving, heartbreaking story told with grace, style, and some very black humor.”
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram
“Highly literate, excellently written, and totally absorbing.”
—Library Journal
“Memorable, funny, frightening, sardonic, sad, and utterly authentic. . . . Has the force and veracity of a personal testament.”
—London Magazine
“A stunning portrayal of sanity in the midst of madness, humor in the midst of tragedy, and humanity in the midst of the greatest horror in history.”
—Nine to Five
“This novel hooks the reader on the first page and does not let go.”
—USA Today
“Pain and laughter . . . The author had the genius to allow comedy to dominate this powerful story of struggle.”
—The Washington Book Review
“A brilliant black comedy . . . Daring, original, mesmerizing . . . A prodigious feat carried off with the absolute assurance of a master.”
—Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“A veritable mine of a black and other kinds of humor—ironic, broad, high . . . Appreciation of the absurd . . . Provide its fine cutting edge.”
—Chicago magazine
“Stunning and rewarding . . . The work of a master of dark humor . . . Able to evoke every emotion from the most tragic of situations.”
—Kansas City Star
“Exquisitely crafted . . . Funny . . . Moving . . . Compelling . . . Engrossing . . . Vital.”
—Newsday
“May be the subtlest book ever written about the sufferings of Europe’s Jews at the hands of Nazis. . . . Gives fresh tension and suspense to the terrible story . . . One of the best books of the year . . . One of the best I’ve ever read.”
—Chicago Tribune
“A rich, vibrant novel. . . . A stunning achievement. . . . A highly original and deeply felt tragicomic vision of twentieth-century life.”
—Houston Chronicle