“Sorrentino's vision here is kaleidoscopic, eliding fluidly from individual to individual, taking on a wide array of points of view.” —David L. Ulin, Newsday

“Trance is a work of startling insight, marvelously and masterfully evoking the grim stuff of true American nightmares.” —Colson Whitehead, author of John Henry Days

“This sprawling work is so ambitious and irreverent that it doesn't fit easily into any genre. . . . Full of descriptions sublime in their precision . . . Trance is a pleasure to read--delightful and often funny.” —Los Angeles Times

“Sorrentino has something of Don DeLillo's ear for American white noise--for the hiss and crackle that fills the country's derelict spaces.” —The New York Times Book Review

“[Sorrentino] remains a virtuoso, and much of the success of this book is due to his writing skill. . . . [He] is an insightful, sensitive writer who makes you believe you're seeing what he's describing.” —Harvey Pekar, The Baltimore Sun

“Big and ambitious . . . It's method and scope are breathtaking.” —Salon.com

“Trance doggedly dismantles the pedestal of celebrity and myth.” —The Village Voice