“Some may find this a frustrating read because parts of the story just don’t make sense, but then – without giving too much away – that becomes the point. Creativity may sometimes be hard to discern from madness, but it is our imagination, along with our memories and stories, that liberates us from an automaton’s existence.”

“In this scary futuristic landscape where imagination has been rendered obsolete by artificial intelligence, readers will enjoy the challenging questions Maharaj poses about the soul and human mind.”

“Maharaj’s masterful control of narration relays an awareness of the labored language and prevents a collapse into tropes associated with its formality; the protagonist is “aware that this formal account might be as stilted and whinging to you as it is to me,” but the offhand intimacy of tone invites the reader to follow along, despite the glaring unreliability of the narrator. This is someone who is not only unsure of who to trust (including himself), but who also hallucinates and has imaginary friends – some of which are characters who bubble into an imaginative story within a story, then pop into a world that is entirely different from that of the previous chapter, or page.”

“[Rabindranath Maharaj] is a talented and at times poetic writer whose referential style is rooted in psychological realism but gleefully borrows from a range of forms. […] His gift for creating sharp, poignant portraits is a useful counterpoint to the emotional pall that hangs over the characters.”

“If you like a challenge, a head-scratcher, something to boggle your mind then I highly recommend giving this book a try…. One thing is for sure, Rabindranath Maharaj has one heck of an imagination. And I never had any idea of what was going to happen next. If nothing else, this book is worth reading just to admire it.”