Ok, well maybe not that many, but Eleanor Henderson's Ten Thousand Saints is certainly being lauded in the NYT Book Review. Just a taste…the featured cover story (appearing on June 26th) opens with:
“The ambition of SAINTS, Eleanor Henderson's debut novel about a group of unambitious souls, is beautiful. In nearly 400 pages, Henderson does not hold back once: she writes the hell out of every moment, every scene, every perspective, every fleeting impression, every impulse and desire and bit of emotional detritus. She is never ironic or underwhelmed; her preferred mode is fierce, devoted and elegiac.”
Also, for music lovers…Stacey D'Erasmo loved how Henderson was able to communicate the significance of a specific music scene and its ability to transport a listener to a different world, without being overly sentimental.
Ok fine, need more convincing? See what Earlyword has to say.
-Annie