Anatomy of a Soldier

A great novel: a ­defining work . . . It will be read with wonder, with respect and with gratitude.

Surprising and daring . . . Inanimate objects tell the story of a soldier’s catastrophic tour of Afghanistan and its aftermath. It sounds odd but it’s entirely engaging, thought provoking and moving.

It is a novel of concentrated ferocity and chilling accomplishments, tense and unflinching but alive to every nuance of feeling.

Impressive, starkly different . . . a poignant and humbling piece of writing.

Viscerally authentic . . . compelling and ultimately moving.

Ambitious ... [takes] its readers far beyond the limits of the conventional war memoir.