Reviews: All Books

“In this extraordinary book ... Solomon examines the experience of parents raising exceptional children. I have often returned to it over the years, reading it for its depth of understanding and its illumination of the particulars that make up the fabric of family.” -- Meg Wolitzer, author of The Interestings

The Noonday Demon is now available in a Chinese translation from Everyone Books.

There was, for me at least, a before and an after, a world in which I hadn’t read it, and one in which I had. Its scope is like that of a Russian novel, but it is the rigorous way in which Solomon applies his scientific research to the human stories he tells that makes this book a masterpiece.

"Far From the Tree" is mammoth, but its oceanic scope is essential to convey the infinite variety in humanity’s ability to cope with the differences among us.

The book’s combination of honesty, scholarly rigour and poetry made it a benchmark in literary memoir and understanding of mental health.

Eine Warnung gleich vorweg: Dieses ist kein Reisebuch, das einen zum Träumen in exotische Welten entführt.

Tal como em suas obras anteriores, Solomon mescla relatos pessoais com uma exaustiva abordagem jornalística, envolvendo uma pesquisa sólida e revelando, de forma assertiva, suas descobertas.

Walking into these families' lives is a process of abandoning old anxieties, prejudices, and criticisms.

Por que uma pessoa tira a própria vida? Em 'Um crime da solidão', Andrew Solomon enfrenta a questão sem meias-palavras, analisando o tema em geral, celebridades e até o caso de um amigo próximo.

When we habitually look forward to a happy family, we always tend to think that having children is a “continuation of life”, and the stories of these families are completely on the other side of the world.