Reviews

“Closer echoes a time before the most hateful among us took the country’s reins, reckoning with the way everyone could hear what was coming, if they had only listened.”

“Readers know the characters in Closer…and will yearn to warn them, beg them for compassion, revel in their joys.”

“The way Miriam Gershow weaves the individual stories of the characters together is brilliant… Closer was a wildly entertaining, if devastating, ride.”

“It’s fresh and compelling, funny and sad, a book the reader will not easily forget.”

“Libraries will find it easy to recommend Closer to a wide age range…Book clubs will find it encourages thought-provoking discourses and lively debates.”

“[Five stars] These characters are achingly human: reckless, impulsive, brimming with messy emotions…As a reader, you’re left breathless.”

“The characters in this story are distinct, unforgettable, and relatable (even when they make mistakes).”

“Poignant and moving and insightful, I’ll be thinking about this one for a long time to come.”

“It felt like an explosive powder keg at times, yet at other times, it captured humanity in a single, poignant snapshot.”

“This book’s magic lies in the characters that the author takes care to craft and pull you into throughout the entire book.”

“The characters are so truly drawn, and the interior narratives they entertain are so brutally and sometimes hilariously honest, it is difficult to look away.”