"A smart, edgy novel that is wickedly insightful about class and privilege, amusingly cynical about love and friendship, and thoroughly entertaining throughout."--Tom Perrotta
"Illustrates why well-wrought cynicism never goes out of style."--The New York Times
Praise for A Taxonomy of Barnacles:
"An engrossing tale of family drama and true love--one that offers the pleasures of a layered, old-fashioned romance."--People
"Droll and sophisticated . . . a winning, screwball comedy."--Entertainment Weekly
"A clever, comic melodrama . . . At its funniest, A Taxonomy of Barnacles reminded me of the classic Hollywood screwball comedies from the thirties."--USA Today