Reviews
"A brave new book for a brave new world--fueled by a brilliant imagination and buoyed by beautifully descriptive writing." -- USA Today "[David Mitchell] has a gift for fiction's natural pleasures--intricate surprises, insidiously woven narratives, ingenious voices." -- The New York Times Book Review "Elegantly composed, gracefully plotted and full of humor." -- Los Angeles Times "Unlike so many of the chroniclers of the twenty-first-century pastiche--an industry dominated by ad men and feature-writers, not novelists--Mitchell has set out to craft actual characters, not archetypes. The result is a dazzling piece of work." -- The Washington Post "Mitchell deftly sketches each character to such a compelling extent that you become totally immersed. . . . His nine characters and their random but fateful interactions provide a playful, suspenseful foray into our ever-shrinking world." -- Entertainment Weekly "An intricately assembled Faberg egg of a novel, full of sly and sometimes beautiful surprises. . . . In an era in which much literary fiction is characterized by unearned ironies and glib cynicism, it's hard not to be impressed by the humanism that animates Mitchell's book." -- New York "Gripping and innovative. . . . [ Ghostwritten serves] to illustrate the strange interconnectivity of the modern world and the improvisatory nature of fate." -- The New York Times "A daring novel, uniquely structured and just as uniquely compelling." -- The Denver Post, "A brave new book for a brave new world--fueled by a brilliant imagination and buoyed by beautifully descriptive writing." -- USA Today "[David Mitchell] has a gift for fiction's natural pleasures--intricate surprises, insidiously woven narratives, ingenious voices." -- The New York Times Book Review "Elegantly composed, gracefully plotted and full of humor." -- Los Angeles Times "Unlike so many of the chroniclers of the twenty-first-century pastiche--an industry dominated by ad men and feature-writers, not novelists--Mitchell has set out to craft actual characters, not archetypes. The result is a dazzling piece of work." -- The Washington Post "Mitchell deftly sketches each character to such a compelling extent that you become totally immersed. . . . His nine characters and their random but fateful interactions provide a playful, suspenseful foray into our ever-shrinking world." -- Entertainment Weekly "An intricately assembled Fabergé egg of a novel, full of sly and sometimes beautiful surprises. . . . In an era in which much literary fiction is characterized by unearned ironies and glib cynicism, it's hard not to be impressed by the humanism that animates Mitchell's book." -- New York "Gripping and innovative. . . . [ Ghostwritten serves] to illustrate the strange interconnectivity of the modern world and the improvisatory nature of fate." -- The New York Times "A daring novel, uniquely structured and just as uniquely compelling." -- The Denver Post, "Mitchell... has a gift for fiction's natural pleasuresintricate surprises, insidiously woven narratives, ingenious voices... " --The New York Times Book Review "Elegantly composed, gracefully plotted and full of humor." --Los Angeles Times "A brave new book for a brave new worldfueled by a brilliant imagination and buoyed by beautifully descriptive writing." --USA Today "[Mitchell] has a gift for fiction's natural pleasuresintricate surprises, insidiously woven narratives, ingenious voices." --The New York Times Book Review "Unlike so many of the chroniclers of the 21st-century pastiche-an industry dominated by ad men and feature-writers, not novelists-Mitchell has set out to craft actual characters, not archetypes. The result is a dazzling piece of work." --The Washington Post "Mitchell is a sly, inventive storytellerand anything but predictable... Inventive and mind-provoking." --Pittsburgh Tribune-Review "Ghostwrittenis also elegantly composed, gracefully plotted and full of humor... [It] recall[s] Tolstoy and Dostoevsky in its emotional scope and its ambitions. Like the great Russians, Mitchell makes us feel that more is at stake than individual lives, although it's by individual lives that pain and loss are measured." --Los Angeles Times "Mitchell deftly sketches each character to such a compelling extent that you become totally immersed... His nine characters and their random but fateful interactions provide a playful, suspenseful foray into our ever-shrinking world." --Entertainment Weekly "Nine tales set in nine countries are intricately woven together in this impressive debut novel." --Talk "An intricately assembled Faberge egg of a novel, full of sly and sometimes beautiful surprises... In an era in which much literary fiction is characterized by unearned ironies and glib cynicism, it's hard not to be impressed by the humanism that animates Mitchell's book... Worth a dozen of the morally anorexic novels that regularly come down the pipe." --New York "Gripping and innovative... [Ghostwritten] serve[s] to illustrate the strange interconnectivity of the modern world and the improvisatory nature of fate." --The New York Times "Mitchell has written a testament to just how far a little nerve, a lot of talent, and an airplane will take you... A novel that wends from Okinawa to Mongolia to Petersburg, as well as visiting the more traditional literary haunts of London and New York, has to be commended for its geographical audacity alone." --ThePhiladelphia Inquirer "A daring novel, uniquely structured and just as uniquely compelling." --TheDenver Post "Ghostwritten is a marvelous puzzle. It takes time to figure together the disparate pieces, but patience in this case pays off handsomely. Once assembled, the story hums with significance... [An] amazing first novel." --The New York Observer "David Mitchell's first novel is a firework display... The assurance and panache are truly remarkable... This is a remarkable novel by a young writer of remarkable talent." --The Observer(London) "[Mitchell's] detail boasts the quiet and proud precision which makes his Englishness no surprise." --TheSeattle Times "This is one of the best first novels I've read for a long time... I read a proof of this on a transatlantic flight. When I got off in Atlanta, I couldn't put it down. I pulled my luggage in one hand along corridors and escalators, and held David Mitchell's last chapter up to, "Mitchell... has a gift for fiction''s natural pleasuresintricate surprises, insidiously woven narratives, ingenious voices... " -- The New York Times Book Review "Elegantly composed, gracefully plotted and full of humor." -- Los Angeles Times "A brave new book for a brave new worldfueled by a brilliant imagination and buoyed by beautifully descriptive writing." -- USA Today "[Mitchell] has a gift for fiction's natural pleasuresintricate surprises, insidiously woven narratives, ingenious voices." -- The New York Times Book Review "Unlike so many of the chroniclers of the 21st-century pastiche-an industry dominated by ad men and feature-writers, not novelists-Mitchell has set out to craft actual characters, not archetypes. The result is a dazzling piece of work." -- The Washington Post "Mitchell is a sly, inventive storytellerand anything but predictable... Inventive and mind-provoking." -- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review " Ghostwritten is also elegantly composed, gracefully plotted and full of humor... [It] recall[s] Tolstoy and Dostoevsky in its emotional scope and its ambitions. Like the great Russians, Mitchell makes us feel that more is at stake than individual lives, although it's by individual lives that pain and loss are measured." -- Los Angeles Times "Mitchell deftly sketches each character to such a compelling extent that you become totally immersed... His nine characters and their random but fateful interactions provide a playful, suspenseful foray into our ever-shrinking world." -- Entertainment Weekly "Nine tales set in nine countries are intricately woven together in this impressive debut novel." -- Talk "An intricately assembled Faberge egg of a novel, full of sly and sometimes beautiful surprises... In an era in which much literary fiction is characterized by unearned ironies and glib cynicism, it''s hard not to be impressed by the humanism that animates Mitchell''s book... Worth a dozen of the morally anorexic novels that regularly come down the pipe." -- New York "Gripping and innovative... [ Ghostwritten ] serve[s] to illustrate the strange interconnectivity of the modern world and the improvisatory nature of fate." -- The New York Times "Mitchell has written a testament to just how far a little nerve, a lot of talent, and an airplane will take you... A novel that wends from Okinawa to Mongolia to Petersburg, as well as visiting the more traditional literary haunts of London and New York, has to be commended for its geographical audacity alone." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer "A daring novel, uniquely structured and just as uniquely compelling." -- The Denver Post "Ghostwritten is a marvelous puzzle. It takes time to figure together the disparate pieces, but patience in this case pays off handsomely. Once assembled, the story hums with significance... [An] amazing first novel." -- The New York Observer "David Mitchell''s first novel is a firework display... The assurance and panache are truly remarkable... This is a remarkable novel by a young writer of remarkable talent." -- The Observer (London) "[Mitchell''s] detail boasts the quiet and proud precision which makes his Englishness no surprise." -- The Seattle Times "This is one of the best first novels I've read for a long time... I read a proof of this on a transatlantic flight. When I got off in Atlanta, I couldn''t put it down. I pulled my luggage in one hand along corridors and escalators, and held David Mitchell''s last chapter up to my nose with the other. I finished at the carousel. It seemed appropriate. And it''s even better the second time." --A. S. Byatt, "Mitchell... has a gift for fiction's natural pleasuresintricate surprises, insidiously woven narratives, ingenious voices... " --The New York Times Book Review "Elegantly composed, gracefully plotted and full of humor." --Los Angeles Times "A brave new book for a brave new worldfueled by a brilliant imagination and buoyed by beautifully descriptive writing." --USA Today "[Mitchell] has a gift for fiction's natural pleasuresintricate surprises, insidiously woven narratives, ingenious voices." --The New York Times Book Review "Unlike so many of the chroniclers of the 21st-century pastiche-an industry dominated by ad men and feature-writers, not novelists-Mitchell has set out to craft actual characters, not archetypes. The result is a dazzling piece of work." --The Washington Post "Mitchell is a sly, inventive storytellerand anything but predictable... Inventive and mind-provoking." --Pittsburgh Tribune-Review "Ghostwritten is also elegantly composed, gracefully plotted and full of humor... [It] recall[s] Tolstoy and Dostoevsky in its emotional scope and its ambitions. Like the great Russians, Mitchell makes us feel that more is at stake than individual lives, although it's by individual lives that pain and loss are measured." --Los Angeles Times "Mitchell deftly sketches each character to such a compelling extent that you become totally immersed... His nine characters and their random but fateful interactions provide a playful, suspenseful foray into our ever-shrinking world." --Entertainment Weekly "Nine tales set in nine countries are intricately woven together in this impressive debut novel." --Talk "An intricately assembled Faberge egg of a novel, full of sly and sometimes beautiful surprises... In an era in which much literary fiction is characterized by unearned ironies and glib cynicism, it's hard not to be impressed by the humanism that animates Mitchell's book... Worth a dozen of the morally anorexic novels that regularly come down the pipe." --New York "Gripping and innovative... [Ghostwritten] serve[s] to illustrate the strange interconnectivity of the modern world and the improvisatory nature of fate." --The New York Times "Mitchell has written a testament to just how far a little nerve, a lot of talent, and an airplane will take you... A novel that wends from Okinawa to Mongolia to Petersburg, as well as visiting the more traditional literary haunts of London and New York, has to be commended for its geographical audacity alone." --The Philadelphia Inquirer "A daring novel, uniquely structured and just as uniquely compelling." --The Denver Post "Ghostwritten is a marvelous puzzle. It takes time to figure together the disparate pieces, but patience in this case pays off handsomely. Once assembled, the story hums with significance... [An] amazing first novel." --The New York Observer "David Mitchell's first novel is a firework display... The assurance and panache are truly remarkable... This is a remarkable novel by a young writer of remarkable talent." --The Observer (London) "[Mitchell's] detail boasts the quiet and proud precision which makes his Englishness no surprise." --The Seattle Times "This is one of the best first novels I've read for a long time... I read a proof of this on a transatlantic flight. When I got off in Atlanta, I couldn't put it down. I pulled my luggage in one hand along corridors and escalators, and held David Mitchell's last chapter u, "A brave new book for a brave new world--fueled by a brilliant imagination and buoyed by beautifully descriptive writing." -- USA Today "[David Mitchell] has a gift for fiction's natural pleasures--intricate surprises, insidiously woven narratives, ingenious voices." -- The New York Times Book Review "Elegantly composed, gracefully plotted and full of humor." -- Los Angeles Times "Unlike so many of the chroniclers of the twenty-first-century pastiche--an industry dominated by ad men and feature-writers, not novelists--Mitchell has set out to craft actual characters, not archetypes. The result is a dazzling piece of work." -- The Washington Post "Mitchell deftly sketches each character to such a compelling extent that you become totally immersed. . . . His nine characters and their random but fateful interactions provide a playful, suspenseful foray into our ever-shrinking world." -- Entertainment Weekly "An intricately assembled Faberg egg of a novel, full of sly and sometimes beautiful surprises. . . . In an era in which much literary fiction is characterized by unearned ironies and glib cynicism, it's hard not to be impressed by the humanism that animates Mitchell's book." -- New York "Gripping and innovative. . . . [ Ghostwritten serves] to illustrate the strange interconnectivity of the modern world and the improvisatory nature of fate." -- The New York Times "A daring novel, uniquely structured and just as uniquely compelling." -- The Denver Post, "A brave new book for a brave new world--fueled by a brilliant imagination and buoyed by beautifully descriptive writing." -- USA Today "[David Mitchell] has a gift for fiction's natural pleasures--intricate surprises, insidiously woven narratives, ingenious voices." -- The New York Times Book Review "Elegantly composed, gracefully plotted and full of humor." -- Los Angeles Times "Unlike so many of the chroniclers of the twenty-first-century pastiche--an industry dominated by ad men and feature-writers, not novelists--Mitchell has set out to craft actual characters, not archetypes. The result is a dazzling piece of work." -- The Washington Post "Mitchell deftly sketches each character to such a compelling extent that you become totally immersed. . . . His nine characters and their random but fateful interactions provide a playful, suspenseful foray into our ever-shrinking world." -- Entertainment Weekly "An intricately assembled Fabergé egg of a novel, full of sly and sometimes beautiful surprises. . . . In an era in which much literary fiction is characterized by unearned ironies and glib cynicism, it's hard not to be impressed by the humanism that animates Mitchell's book." -- New York "Gripping and innovative. . . . [ Ghostwritten serves] to illustrate the strange interconnectivity of the modern world and the improvisatory nature of fate." -- The New York Times "A daring novel, uniquely structured and just as uniquely compelling." -- The Denver Post From the Hardcover edition.
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