'I absolutely adored it. I loved Bob - his position over to the side of charisma and horribleness, out of the game, his notions and his demeanour ... This beautiful book took me far away from all my concerns. It's so wonderful, soothing and heartbreaking'
- Nina Stibbe
'Tidily crafted and pleasantly life-affirming'
- Irish Times
'A lovely curio of a novel'
- Spectator
'This whimsical novel from former Booker Prize finalist deWitt is a delight'
- Mail on Sunday
'Full of subtle reflections on contemporary life and has a deceptively biting humour'
- independent.co.uk
'Memorable characters and a strain of burlesque comedy swirl through this story spanning the life of a retired librarian ... deWitt takes us on a waltzer of a ride, twisting through Bob's life'
- Financial Times
'deWitt is one of the great literary ventriloquists, producing funny, quirky, richly imagined novels shaped each time by a wildly different narrative voice'
- Daily Mail
'A poignant character study ... deWitt's writing and endearing characters create a memorable world'
- Los Angeles Times
'Light, bright, beguiling, a quirky delight ... DeWitt's great gift lies in his ability to depict the Everyman in extremis - heroism hidden in plain sight'
- Telegraph
'I found the whole reading experience utterly charming ... The dialogue is fresh and characters come alive immediately on the page ... There's simply an energy to deWitt's books that make them pleasurable to spend time with, and that's all on display in The Librarianist'
- Chicago Tribune
'One of his best'
- New European
'Wildly imaginative, genre-defying'
- Washington Post, Books of the Summer 2023