Hieroglyphics (McCorkle) - Book Reviews

Book Reviews
[V]ibrant, engaging…. McCorkle’s art lies in chronicling the many minor episodes that build one person’s unique life…. The tone of Hieroglyphics is dreamier and more interior than that of McCorkle’s previous novel [Life After Life].… [A] generous, humane writer.
Sylvia Brownrigg - New York Times Book Review


(Starred review) [E]ngrossing…. McCorkle finds an elegant mix of wistfulness and appreciation for life…. Throughout, McCorkle weaves a powerful narrative web, with empathy for her characters and keen insight on their motivations. This is a gem.
Publishers Weekly


(Starred review) It isn’t a mystery, yet… Hieroglyphics builds like one as characters appear, slowly reveal more of their pasts and secrets…. The prose is magnetic, drawing you in and holding your attention as questions slowly turn into answers
BookPage


(Starred review) [P]owerful… masterful…. McCorkle offers a poignant meditation on the timeless question: is there existence beyond the grave?… A deeply moving and insightful triumph.
Booklist


(Starred review) Four characters take turns narrating [until on] closer reading… the ingenious structure of this novel reveals itself.… [Hierglypics] gathers layers like a snowball racing downhill before striking us in the heart.
Kirkus Reviews