Humanity Project (Thompson) - Book Reviews

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Thompson's thoughtful new novel ponders the sins we commit in the name of love and our capacity for compassion....  Thompson asks what can we actually do to change the lives of others, and investigates the value of good intentions, finding answers in the emotional lives of richly-drawn characters who do what they must–and what they think they must—in order to help the ones they love.
Publishers Weekly


(Starred review.) Thompson achieves exceptional clarity and force in this instantly addictive, tectonically shifting novel. As always, her affection and compassion for her characters draw you in close, as does her imaginative crafting of precarious situations and moments of sheer astonishment.... Thompson is at her tender and scathing best in this tale of yearning, paradox, and hope.
Booklist


(Starred review.) [T]his book isn't preachy, and Thompson has a knack for rendering characters who are emotionally fluid.... Thompson caps the story with a smart twist ending that undoes many of the certainties the reader arrived at in the preceding pages. A rare case of a novel getting it both ways: A formal, tightly constructed narrative that accommodates the mess of everyday lives.
Kirkus Reviews