"A small masterpiece...Johnson is as skilled as ever at balancing menace against ecstasy, civilization against wilderness....Train Dreams might be the most powerful thing Johnson has ever written."---Anthony Doerr, The New York Times Book Review
"A triumph of spare writing...A gem of a story, set in rough times, in a tough terrain, and tenderly told."---Bob Minzesheimer,
USA Today"The visionary, miraculous element in Johnson’s deceptively tough realism makes beautiful appearances in this book….The natural world of the American West is examined, logged, and frequently transfigured."---James Wood,
The New Yorker"A nearly perfect short novel from the most essential writer of his generation."---David Ulin,
Los Angeles Times
