A fine novel that mixes comedy and darkness the way someone in China once mixed saltpetre and charcoal to produce gunpowder. Reading this novel is like watching a cordite fuse racing towards its dark destination
Craig Raine
Maxwell demonstrates wit, elegance and great insight...hilarious...excellent
Literary Review
You Can Live Forever boasts a down-to-earth charm that is relentlessly witty
Time Out
A fine novel that mixes comedy and darkness the way someone in China once mixed saltpetre and charcoal to produce gunpowder. Reading this novel is like watching a cordite fuse racing towards its dark destination
Craig Raine
Maxwell demonstrates wit, elegance and great insight...hilarious...excellent
Literary Review
You Can Live Forever boasts a down-to-earth charm that is relentlessly witty
Time Out
A fine novel that mixes comedy and darkness the way someone in China once mixed saltpetre and charcoal to produce gunpowder. Reading this novel is like watching a cordite fuse racing towards its dark destination
Craig Raine
Maxwell demonstrates wit, elegance and great insight...hilarious...excellent
Literary Review
You Can Live Forever boasts a down-to-earth charm that is relentlessly witty