Reviews
Sensitive, reflective and uncomfortably true to life, with a wonderfully rich cast of supporting characters., Huneven has a sharp facility with language that registers both the horror of how low Cress lets herself sink and the mundanity of it all., Skillful and perceptive...A complex portrait of a woman under the influence: of love, then obsession., If I had to highlight just one of Huneven's many abundant talents, it would be this: She makes you forget that the people you're reading about don't actually exist. You feel as if you were reading about your own family and friends... Michelle Huneven has produced a literary miracle., Huneven creates a detailed, moving portrait of two people who initially think they can have a no-strings affair but are drawn into something much more serious and damaging... Sensitive, reflective and uncomfortably true to life, with a wonderfully rich cast of supporting characters.- Kirkus Reviews (starred)"Cress makes for an eerily relatable and heartbreaking protagonist."- Publishers Weekly ;"The story and the resonant cast of characters soon barrel through with their deeply human nuances, all communicated in Huneven's captivating language. An utterly absorbing read." - Booklist "Excellent for reading groups."- Library Journal, If I had to highlight just one of Huneven's many abundant talents, it would be this: She makes you forget that the people you're reading about don't actually exist. You feel as if you were reading about your own family and friends… Michelle Huneven has produced a literary miracle., "Huneven's touch is sure . . . The landscape descriptions are erotic, and the erotic scenes have near-hallucinatory power." -- The New Yorker "Skillful and perceptive...A complex portrait of a woman under the influence: of love, then obsession." -- The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) "Huneven, a writer of great empathy and emotional precision, doesn't resort to cheap moralizing . . . She lets her characters play out their scenarios like real adults must--weighing the pleasures of the present against their own future guilt." -- Los Angeles Times "Michelle Huneven delivers an enthralling tale of impulsive decisions, impossible love, and catastrophic consequences." -- Bustle "Bring this to book clubs and test your friends' thresholds for reckless decisions." -- Marie Claire "Huneven has a sharp facility with language that registers both the horror of how low Cress lets herself sink and the mundanity of it all." -- The Boston Globe "[Huneven's] prose exudes such a rumpled, sensuous vibe, it practically gives you bedhead." -- Los Angeles Magazine "The greatest triumph of Off Course lies in Huneven's remarkable ability to create a mood, and to bring the reader fully inside it." -- The Huffington Post "Sensitive, reflective and uncomfortably true to life, with a wonderfully rich cast of supporting characters." -- Kirkus (starred review) "If I had to highlight just one of Huneven's many abundant talents, it would be this: She makes you forget that the people you're reading about don't actually exist. You feel as if you were reading about your own family and friends... Michelle Huneven has produced a literary miracle." -- PopMatters, "Huneven's touch is sure . . . The landscape descriptions are erotic, and the erotic scenes have near-hallucinatory power."- The New Yorker "Skillful and perceptive...A complex portrait of a woman under the influence: of love, then obsession."- The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) "Huneven, a writer of great empathy and emotional precision, doesn't resort to cheap moralizing . . . She lets her characters play out their scenarios like real adults must-weighing the pleasures of the present against their own future guilt."- Los Angeles Times "Michelle Huneven delivers an enthralling tale of impulsive decisions, impossible love, and catastrophic consequences." - Bustle "Bring this to book clubs and test your friends' thresholds for reckless decisions."- Marie Claire "Huneven has a sharp facility with language that registers both the horror of how low Cress lets herself sink and the mundanity of it all." - The Boston Globe "[Huneven's] prose exudes such a rumpled, sensuous vibe, it practically gives you bedhead." - Los Angeles Magazine "The greatest triumph of Off Course lies in Huneven's remarkable ability to create a mood, and to bring the reader fully inside it." - The Huffington Post "Sensitive, reflective and uncomfortably true to life, with a wonderfully rich cast of supporting characters." - Kirkus (starred review) "If I had to highlight just one of Huneven's many abundant talents, it would be this: She makes you forget that the people you're reading about don't actually exist. You feel as if you were reading about your own family and friends… Michelle Huneven has produced a literary miracle."- PopMatters, Michelle Huneven delivers an enthralling tale of impulsive decisions, impossible love, and catastrophic consequences., Huneven's touch is sure . . . The landscape descriptions are erotic, and the erotic scenes have near-hallucinatory power., The greatest triumph of Off Course lies in Huneven's remarkable ability to create a mood, and to bring the reader fully inside it., Huneven, a writer of great empathy and emotional precision, doesn't resort to cheap moralizing . . . She lets her characters play out their scenarios like real adults must--weighing the pleasures of the present against their own future guilt.
