Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I'm half way through it and I am finding it very hard to put down. This differs from his other novels in its accessibility to the average reader- I hope it will bring him the popularity he so richly deserves. This is an immensely readable novel- he seems to have improved his ability to communicate his rather esoteric ideas to an audience that is not necessarily well versed in science and/or music. His characters are well drawn and compelling- I find myself thinking about them often, and not wanting to end the book, because I will miss all of them. It is a uniquely American novel in many ways, and yet, of course, its themes are universal. Powers writes a lot about the connections between art and science; this more than most of his books, is about humans and our connection to nature. It's a common subject, and yet he gives it his own special twist. It's his most accessible novel since In The Time Of Our Singing. I have to say that the phrase "Great American Novel" keeps coming to me- I'm not sure if I am being hyperbolic.