"Poetic and penetrating, and demonstrating an incredible talent for nuance and paradox ... One of the best books of the year, and may be one of the best novels to come out of Russia in a generation."
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Shelf Awareness (Starred Review)
“Exceptional … In today’s less-than-brave new world in which sincere human interaction is disappearing even as the numbers of so-called ‘friends’ are multiplying, Necktie is a piercing reminder to acknowledge, nurture, and share our humanity.”
Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center’s BookDragon