Praise for Like the Appearance of Horses
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Raises provocative questions about how we perceive and engage with the past and is a further testament to Krivaks masterful abilities as a storyteller. WBUR
Forceful and absorbing. WOSU
Lyrical, moving. . . . While Krivak depicts the violence of war with frightening intimacy, hes also attuned to the persistence of beauty and grace in nature and in what love endures. Fordham Magazine
A startling clarity characterizes [ Krivaks] language, which can only be called luminous. Washington Independent Review of Books
[ Krivaks] prose is spare and exquisite, breathing life into the mountains, the forests, and the foxholes these characters inhabit. A beautifully emotional and delicate novel. Historical Novels Review
Krivaks resplendent multigenerational family saga expertly braids the horrors of war with the struggles of those waiting for loved ones to return home. Booklist (starred review)
[ An] intensely readable whopper of a book. Library Journal (starred review)
Subtle and nuanced. Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Krivak impresses with this layered story of deferred homecomings and the elusive nature of peace. Publishers Weekly
Compelling and deftly crafted. Midwest Book Review
Andrew Krivak charts a razor-fine line between war and peace, damnation and redemption, estrangement and love, and along the way gives us a gorgeously detailed portrait of an American family. Whether hes writing about battle, the natural world, or the most private, searing matters of the heart, Krivak brings a rare mastery to the page, a synthesis of language and deep perception that delivers revelation after revelation. Like the Appearance of Horses is a major achievement. Ben Fountain, author of Billy Lynns Long Halftime Walk and Devil Makes Three
Krivaks Homeric novel is at once intimate and sweeping, expanding an epic story set into motion in The Sojourn. Tenderly attentive to all that is given and taken by war, Like the Appearance of Horses is a graceful, heroic accomplishment that speaks to the costs of duty when violence is as constant as the Pennsylvania mountains that anchor and separate this indelible family weve come to know so personally. Asako Serizawa, author of Inheritors
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Some writers are good at drawing a literary curtain over reality, and then there are writers who raise the veil and lead us to see for the first time. Krivak belongs to the latter. National Book Award judges citation
[ Krivaks] work has been compared to William Faulkners in its rich sense of place, to Wendell Berrys in its attentiveness to natural beauty, and to Cormac McCarthys in its deep investigation of violence and myth. Yet all of Krivaks writing, and especially his fiction, presents a truly singular vision. Anthony Domestico, Image
An extraordinarily elegant writer, with a deep awareness of the natural world. Roxana Robinson, New York Times Book Review
Eloquent, sensitive. Jennifer Haigh, Boston Globe
Incandescent. Marlon James
Spare and lovely. Adam Johnson
Grand and unforgettable. Maaza Mengiste
A writer of rare and powerful elegance. Mary Doria Russell
Destined for great things. Richard Russo
[ A] singular talent. Jesmyn Ward
Explores themes that profoundly resonate today. Harpers Bazaar
