Media Reviews
A stirring detective work, The Lost is . deepened by reflections on the inescapable part that chance plays in history. -- J. M. Coetzee
A beautiful book, beautifully written. -- Michael Chabon
A stunning achievement. . . . Extraordinary. -- Rebecca Goldstein, The New York Observer
Epic and personal, meditative and suspenseful, tragic and at times hilarious, The Lost is a wonderful book. --Jonathan Safran Foer
A stunning memoir. . . . As suspenseful as a detective thriller, and as difficult to put down. --Francine Prose, O, The Oprah Magazine
A grand book, an ambitious undertaking fully realized. --The Forward
A stirring detective work, The Lost is deepened by reflections on the inescapable part that chance plays in history. --J. M. Coetzee
A stunning achievement. . . . Extraordinary. --Rebecca Goldstein, The New York Observer
The Lost is the most gripping, the most amazing true story I have read in years. --Charles Simic, The New York Review of Books
A magnificent and deeply wise book. . . . Mesmerizing. . . . Mendelsohn s accomplishment is enormous. --The Los Angeles Times Book Review
Daniel Mendelsohn has written a powerfully moving work of a lost family past. . . . A remarkable achievement. --Joyce Carol Oates
The Lost is a sensitively written book that constantly asks itself the most difficult questions about history and memory. --BookForum
Mendelsohn, a classicist, creates a stunning Odyssey here, an epic world-wandering. --Garry Wills
An excellent memoir. . . . The Lost . . . brings to life the struggle of an entire generation. --People (four stars)
Stunning. . . . A singular achievement, a work of major significance and pummeling impact. --Samuel G. Freedman, The Chicago Tribune
A beautiful book, beautifully written. --Michael Chabon
Hugely ambitious yet intensely engaging. . . . Absorbing, novelistic. . . . Thought-provoking and original. --Ron Rosenbaum, The New York Times Book Review (front cover)
Hugely ambitious yet intensely engaging. . . . Absorbing, novelistic. . . . Thought-provoking and original. --Ron Rosenbaum, The New York Times Book Review (front cover)
A grand book, an ambitious undertaking fully realized. --The Forward
The Lost is the most gripping, the most amazing true story I have read in years. --Charles Simic, The New York Review of Books
A magnificent and deeply wise book. . . . Mesmerizing. . . . Mendelsohn's accomplishment is enormous. --The Los Angeles Times Book Review
A stunning achievement. . . . Extraordinary. --Rebecca Goldstein, The New York Observer
A stunning memoir. . . . As suspenseful as a detective thriller, and as difficult to put down. --Francine Prose, O, The Oprah Magazine
Epic and personal, meditative and suspenseful, tragic and at times hilarious, The Lost is a wonderful book. --Jonathan Safran Foer
The Lost is a sensitively written book that constantly asks itself the most difficult questions about history and memory. --BookForum
A beautiful book, beautifully written. --Michael Chabon
Daniel Mendelsohn has written a powerfully moving work of a lost family past. . . . A remarkable achievement. --Joyce Carol Oates
A stirring detective work, The Lost is ... deepened by reflections on the inescapable part that chance plays in history. --J. M. Coetzee
Stunning. . . . A singular achievement, a work of major significance and pummeling impact. --Samuel G. Freedman, The Chicago Tribune
An excellent memoir. . . . The Lost . . . brings to life the struggle of an entire generation. --People (four stars)
Mendelsohn, a classicist, creates a stunning Odyssey here, an epic world-wandering. --Garry Wills
The Lost is a sensitively written book that constantly asks itself the most difficult questions about history and memory. --BookForum
A stirring detective work, The Lost is ... deepened by reflections on the inescapable part that chance plays in history. --J. M. Coetzee
Mendelsohn, a classicist, creates a stunning Odyssey here, an epic world-wandering. --Garry Wills
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