“Powerful . . . Intense . . . A desolate, delighted history of our impermanent valuations . . . Ellie Robins offers fluidly acrobatic equivalents for Pauls’s ornate syntax.” — Adam Thirlwell, NYRB

“A stylistic tour de force.” — Publishers Weekly

“Profound, unique, utterly compelling and unforgettable. Truly, I have never read anything quite like it, nor been so impressed by a story with such a narrow focus yet at the same time such universal enormity.” — Charles Larson, CounterPunch

“Gripping . . . Exquisite . . . [Pauls’s] gifted storytelling often spins out into witty, beautiful essays.” — Maclean’s (Canada)