The Newt is Mute But Speaks Volumes: WaPo Resurrectionist Review

...Aaaaand just when I think I'm done, they pull me back in. The Washington Post Book World just posted my review of Jack O'Connell's The Resurrectionist, a book that despite my reservations I recommend highly and am adding to the rec list on the right (click through to order).Excerpt: You would think that a conversation between a mad scientist and his prized newt might not stand out in a novel dominated by sociopathic bikers, a father's unbearable guilt and a sad quest by a group of sideshow freaks. You would be wrong. In the strange crucible of reality and imagination that is The Resurrectionist, by Jack O'Connell, their one-sided exchange exemplifies the author's sheer chutzpah: from its meticulous attention to detail to the parallels between Dr. Peck, founder of a coma clinic, and his blue-spotted newt, Rene.