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“An arresting setup—the same character is
simultaneously the murder victim, suspect, and investigator—and Ferrell
exploits it carefully…[presenting] the reader with some ugly truths about life
and owning up to who we really are. Ferrell himself has jokingly called it the
time-travel book of 3102, but I wouldn’t suggest waiting that long.”
Atlantic
“Out of this intriguing premise Sean Ferrell
proceeds to spin a dark hybrid of Paul Auster and the film Memento, complete with a mysterious love interest…Best of all,
however, is the evocation of mid-twenty-first century New York as a melancholy,
dilapidated place high in entropy, cluttered with ruined buildings, and weirdly
infested with parrots.”
Toronto Star
“Ferrell’s novel satisfies as both a tale of a
four-dimensional conspiracy and as a stark meditation on solitude.” Minneapolis Star-Tribune
“[Man in the Empty Suit
has] an ingenious setup…both Looper
and Man in the Empty Suit track the
trajectory of a pained, lonely man who learns what it means to sacrifice for the
sake of another’s well-being.”
AV Club
“Man in
the Empty Suit has a clever enough premise that it could be straight out of
a Philip K. Dick or Kurt Vonnegut novel.” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“A genre-bending read that's part noir and part
sci-fi…[A] speedy story.” Time Out New York
“This is trippy book; a great read…Ferrell spins
a web of lies, deceit, and self-loathing, sprinkles it with intelligent humor
and wit, a dash of love and loss, and presents it to the reader on a silver
platter.” Examiner
“Ferrell has written a brain-teasing, paradox-defying, time travel mystery in the tradition of such pretzel-bending-logic classics as Fritz Leiber’s The Big Time and Robert A. Heinlein’s ‘By His Bootstraps.’” Publishers Weekly
“Full of imagination and head-scratching
conundrums…It should definitely appeal to those who enjoy offbeat [sci-fi] and
mystery fiction.” Booklist
“Engaging and thought-provoking…It will also
appeal to readers of Stephen King’s 11/22/63.” Library Journal