Heather, the Totality (Weiner) - Book Reviews

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Weiner deftly exposes the weirdness of mundane life changes" and "chillingly reminds us of how unstable the ground is that we take for granted beneath our feet.
Maureen Corrigan - NPR's Fresh Air   


[C]creepy, unsettling...and queasily seductive.
USA Today   


Beyond its chilling portrait of America's social and economic divide, the novel raises a number of thorny questions.… Weiner writes with maximum economy.
Associated Press


You'll devour it in a single, heart-racing sitting.
People


[A] finely honed tale that highlights class conflict.… Weiner somewhat telegraphs his final twist, but the results of that twist may still surprise.
Publishers Weekly


[A] a razor-sharp, fast-paced dark look at the class divide. Fans of Richard Yates will enjoy this chilling addition to noir literature. —Russell Michalak, Goldey-Beacom Coll. Lib., Wilmington, DE
Library Journal


The sense of doom is sharply rendered, characters are well developed, and their motivations are finely wrought. Readers will hope for more book-form fiction from Weiner.
Booklist


From the first sentence, it all starts so innocently.… The creator of Mad Men makes his fiction debut with a noirish novella designed to be read in one hair-raising session.
Kirkus Reviews