We acknowledge (and remind and warn you) that they may, in fact, be entirely unrepresentative of the actual reviews by any other measure. Similarly the illustrative quotes chosen here are merely those the complete review subjectively believes represent the tenor and judgment of the review as a whole. Please note that these ratings solely represent the complete review 's biased interpretation and subjective opinion of the actual reviews and do not claim to accurately reflect or represent the views of the reviewers. (.) Darryl Sterk's translation reads smoothly' - Laura Profumo, Times Literary Supplement (.) The problem in this admirable novel arises when the narrative attempts to address its various environmental concerns without the mitigating sway of imagination. Wu shuttles between his two realms with a dizzying ease reminiscent of Haruki Murakami, twisting the dreamlike into the curiously credible. 'Reading the book, though, requires another more complex act of translation - one in which the ordinary seeps, slowly, into the bizarre.'A wonderful novel which deserves a very wide audience.' - David Barnett, Independent on Sunday.(.) Beyond the book's ecological and scientific attributes, you can see a deft novelist's hand at work' - Tash Aw, The Guardian 'His writing occupies the space between hard-edged realism and extravagantly detailed fantasy, hovering over the precipice of wild imagination before retreating to minutiae about Taiwanese fauna or whale-hunting.'Taiwanese author Wu Ming-Yi’s new novel, his first to be translated into English, explores big ecological issues - from ocean pollution and seal hunting to quarry mining and forest preservation - but he weighs down an otherwise inventive narrative with laboured metaphors.' - Trisha Andres, Financial Times.General information | review summaries | our review | links | about the authorī : creative take on the fragility of the natural world, life, and civilization Trying to meet all your book preview and review needs. The Man with the Compound Eyes - Wu Ming-Yi

The man with the compound eyes