Alina Bronsky (All press)
- Mar 4 2021
“...fabulous.”
— Heaven Ali - Jan 27 2021
“...funny, maddening, and surprisingly sentimental and compassionate.”
— Asymptote - Jan 12 2021
“A riot, as ever.”
— Lit Hub (Most Anticipated Books of 2021) - Jan 11 2021
“Dickensian.”
— Vulture - Jan 8 2021
“Brilliant, uplifting, irreverent.”
— Apple Books (Book of the Month) - Jan 1 2017
Editor’s Pick: “Bronsky has written an enthralling story of humor, tragedy, and triumph . . . ”
— World Literature Today - Sep 20 2016
“ . . . a short book that will leave a deep mark on your heart.”
— The Boston Bibliophile - Aug 26 2016
“This is a novella worth looking out for and a good introduction to Bronsky’s work if you’re yet to discover this brilliant writer.”
— The Writes of Woman - Jun 11 2016
“ . . . a delightful book.”
— TripFiction - May 19 2016
“Bronsky does a lot very nicely here...”
— The Complete Review - Apr 13 2016
"[...] a glimpse of life in the radioactive abyss."
— Kirkus Reviews - Aug 25 2015
Flavorwire’s 22 Essential Women Writers to Read in Translation: THE HOTTEST DISHES OF THE TARTAR CUISINE - Aug 18 2015
David’s Book World: "Bronsky draws intriguing parallels between the two groups, and one question hangs above all: is there a family for Marek, among all these people?" - Jun 1 2015
Women’s World Cup of Literature from Three Percent features THE HOTTEST DISHES OF THE TARTAR CUISINE. - May 15 2015
OfftheShelf.com: "lina Bronsky is versatile, her prose taking the reader through family feuds, marital strife, gender inequality, and light political commentary with humor while still seriously weighing all issues considered." - Apr 14 2015
World Literature Today: "Bronsky depicts Marek successfully en route to maturity as he has some epiphanies about others, and thus himself, and she does this by telling a basically warmhearted story in a wickedly funny way." - Mar 27 2015
San Francisco Book Review: "It's in Marek's quiet, thoughtful moments that the real novel emerges: a darkly humorous look at how we can make life better for those around us." - Oct 27 2014
Shelf Awareness: "Bronsky is at her best." - Oct 4 2014
Bookpage: "A painful, tender, very funny bildungsroman void of sentimentality." - Aug 11 2014
Library Journal: "Just Call Me Superhero named as one of 25 Key Indie Fiction Titles of 2014." - Jul 29 2014
Kirkus: "A rich, affecting read." - Apr 9 2014
Academic Critique from UC Berkeley's Multicultural Germany Project - Sep 11 2012
The Loopy Librarian: "[To read] Broken Glass Park by Alina Bronsky is to be consumed." - Oct 19 2011
Rain Taxi: "Extremely entertaining." - Sep 19 2011
The Millions: "[Rose is] one of the most fascinating women in the world." - Jul 27 2011
Los Angeles Times: "Bronsky's great gift is humor." - Jun 28 2011
The New Yorker: "What begins as a cruel comic romp ends as a surprisingly winning story of hardship and resilience." - Jun 20 2011
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "'The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine' puts bite in Soviet satire" - Jun 6 2011
San Francisco Chronicle: "Mordantly funny" - Jun 1 2011
Three Percent: "Alina Bronsky brilliantly conveys Rosa’s arrogance and vanity." - May 20 2011
Booklush: "What struck me immediately about The Hottest Dishes was the strength of the narrator’s voice." - May 20 2011
IndieBound: "[The story of these three women] will fascinate, repel, and bring you to tears." - May 20 2011
Author Exposure: "Readers will be surprised, aghast, and amused at the glimpse inside the devious mind of Rose and have to decide for themselves whether she is the hero or villain." - May 20 2011
Vol. 1 Brooklyn: "Bronsky has given us an unforgettable anti-heroine, Rosa, a character both wretched and ignorant, but strangely sympathetic." - May 10 2011
Belletrista: "Quite funny" - May 10 2011
Bookslut: "A rich, funny and unspeakably delicious novel" - May 7 2011
Minneapolis Star Tribune: "From the very beginning, it's clear that you have an atypical book on your hands" - Apr 29 2011
The Finacial Times: "A masterful study in delusion" - Apr 25 2011
Ms. Magazine: "Sharp writing and desperate humor." - Apr 17 2011
T: The The New York Times Style Magazine interviews Alina Bronsky - Apr 1 2011
Library Journal (starred review): "A very funny and a very dark black comedy" - Mar 29 2011
The Boston Bibliophile: An Interview with Alina Bronsky - Mar 28 2011
The Boston Bibliophile: "Rosa is a fantastic literary creation." - Mar 1 2011
Kirkus Reviews: "A darkly humorous novel with sharp observations about the machinations of a monstrous mother." - Feb 13 2011
Publishers Weekly (starred review): "Bronsky lands another hit with this hilarious, disturbing, and always irreverent blitz." - Oct 6 2010
Three Percent: "Achingly beautiful." - Sep 28 2010
Elevate Difference: "A fascinating read." - Sep 5 2010
The Quarterly Conversation: "Old-fashioned storytelling at its best." - Jun 23 2010
Boston Bibliophile: "I've yet to read anything that speaks so honestly and movingly about the damage inflicted on children and families." - Jun 17 2010
Devourer of Books: "Beautifully written and beautifully translated." - Jun 14 2010
Leafing Through Life: "Broken Glass Park is brutal. Bronsky doesn't shy away from uncomfortable subjects." - Jun 13 2010
Reviews by Teri: "An exceptional novel that literally haunts your thoughts afterwards." - Jun 7 2010
The Nervous Breakdown: "While Holden Caulfield wanders Central Park in search of a cause, Sascha Naimann dares to walk barefoot in a park littered with glass, searching for a future that will not cut her to pieces." - May 27 2010
Minneapolis Star Tribune: "A sharp, funny first novel about a prickly young woman coming of age in Germany." - May 25 2010
Ms Magazine: "Great Reads for Spring 2010: Broken Glass Park" - May 17 2010
Isak: "Video Book Review" - May 16 2010
Curious Villager: "A unique coming-of-age story which touches on the immigrant experience, domestic violence, poverty..." - May 16 2010
Boston Globe: "A vivid depiction of contemporary adolescence under pressure." - May 14 2010
Alison's Books Marks: "I was so swept up in this book, I forgot to take notes for my review!" - May 11 2010
Not The New York Times: "Definitely worth reading. " - May 11 2010
Tottenville Review: "Bronsky turns an old archetype—the 'angry young man' established early in books like Catcher in the Rye—into something interesting and new." - May 8 2010
Fiction Addict: "Sascha’s struggle is totally believable and this book vividly reminded me of the destructive power of revenge and the ever-present quality of hope." - May 7 2010
Connected Interactive: "Trauma and Rage" - May 7 2010
German Book Office: "May Book of the Month" - May 6 2010
Love German Books: "Everybody’s loving it, so I thought by rights I ought to hate it – but I can’t, dammit." - Apr 30 2010
My Inflammatory Writ: "A bold and audacious debut." - Apr 30 2010
Shelf Awareness: "What a literary creation! No wonder this book was such a sensation in Europe." - Apr 26 2010
The Financial Times: "Brutality, rage, loss and trauma are expressed with candour." - Apr 26 2010
A Novel Source: "A truly powerful book." - Apr 21 2010
Whatisskyereading: "Hysterically, laugh-out-loud, funny in a totally morbid way" - Apr 21 2010
LookatmyBooks: "The story of a marvelous reawakening" - Apr 20 2010
Blog Critics: "Crisp writing, Sascha's smart and believable voice, and a fabulous translation all make the book vibrant." - Apr 20 2010
Wordpress: " A moving story, told with flair." - Apr 20 2010
Librarians Between the Covers: "Like Holden Caulfield, Sascha is sometimes annoying in her arrogance, her cruelty and her seeming selfishness. - Apr 15 2010
Mostlyfiction: "Sascha will endear herself to readers and her character is a welcome addition to fiction" - Apr 4 2010
The Daily Beast: "Dealing with universal themes in the context of very modern problems, Bronsky adds an exciting new voice to the literary world." - Mar 30 2010
The Devil's Accountant: "Written with alarming narrative power [Broken Glass Park] contains a heart-breaking tale that is sure to scratch even the most hardened of hearts." - Mar 25 2010
Jenny's Books: "Sascha is a fantastic protagonist with a clear, honest voice that drew me into the story straight away." - Mar 25 2010
Booklist: "Wry, furious, hilarious, heartbreaking, 'wired but wrecked at the same time.' Rooted in the immigrant experience (struggling with a new language, forgetting the old one), the coming-of-age story is universal." - Mar 23 2010
Vogue: "Bronsky writes with a gritty authenticity and unputdownable propulsion, capturing the egotism and need of a girl just beginning to understand her own power." - Mar 17 2010
Library Journal: "A strong voice that’s simultaneously biting and accessible" - Feb 23 2010
Kirkus Reviews: "A lively debut novel with a cheerfully cynical narrator...a touching story, both tender and tough." - Jan 28 2010
Best New Fiction: "A wonderful, moving read...with a 'WOW' ending." - Jan 18 2010
Publishers Weekly (starred review): "A riveting debut" - Oct 18 2009
Focus (Germany): "The hype about the new talent with an immigrant background has been massive since her publisher sent out review copies of the novel early in the year and spread the story of her discovery." - Oct 18 2009
Der Spiegel (Germany): "Bronsky comes off as shrewd and feisty. She wears leather lace-up boots with her flowered summer dress, and the expression on her face is always one of skeptical expectation." - Oct 18 2009
Brigette Magazine (Germany): "Broken Glass Park has filled vast numbers of booksellers with enthusiasm; weeks before the novel’s publication Bronsky was tipped as the 'most exciting newcomer of the season.'"