Reviews

 

A harrowing first novel....A woman's Heart of Darkness....An obsessive monologue told in a measured whisper, desperate, chilling, seductive. — Vogue

Stark imagery paints a visceral, powerful portrait of a milieu beset by mistrust and pain. — Publishers Weekly

Profound and lyrical....Svoboda's reflective first-person narrative wades through deep currents of emotion. Sharp-boned writing that echoes for hours. — Kirkus Reviews

Cannibal has what many novels lack: guts, grist, balls, heart, lungs, and a worldview horrifically, uniquely its own. — Mark Richard for Spin's Best Books of the year

All too often American writers depict Africans as the "Other." Svoboda realistically portrays her central character as the "Other" whose ways seem strange to the Africans she encounters. — Library Journal

Cannibal is very powerful. — Houston Chronicle