...a masterpiece of irony, subversive humour and astonishing self-mockery.... a beguiling book...Gilmour handles his material with style and finesse, with a delicious sense of irony and with a creative jouissance. Here is a novel that gleams with intelligence, humour and wickedly precise observation. Read it, and wince.
Globe and Mail
Often books are judged by how they keep readers reading; much has to be said for the book that makes you stop in wonder. The Perfect Order of Things is such a book, and Gilmour's sensitive and cultivated nurturing of narrative provides a pleasure beyond words.
Edmonton Journal
Taken as a memoir, or as a volume of collected prose, The Perfect Order of Things is a success; each piece is a pleasure to read. Gilmour's writing is always sharp, at times tender, at others caustically humorous. There is a wealth of engaging stories here that Gilmour handles with economy and considerable craft.
National Post
...if there's a damaged character in any of [David Gilmour's] novels, it's the narrator. Like a waspy Woody Allen, this persona is always as self-obsessed as he is self-aware, a combination that makes for a lot of humour.
Toronto Star
What is undeniable... is Gilmour's seemingly effortless facility at turning a sentence, his searing honesty and self-awareness... Life, said Kierkegaard, can only be understood backwards, but must be lived forwards. Gilmour's novel, in all its messiness, is a testament to a well-lived life, and the understanding that comes with a certain age.
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The Gatsby references pile up. Like the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic, Gilmour's prose has a polished translucence, which has always been a strength of his short, almost delicate novels.
Winnipeg Free Press
This book provides motivation to live and feel life more fully. It's an outstanding work...Gilmour's best yet.
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This novel stands on its own: comic, moving, a passing parade of stories, each more fascinating than the one before.
The Sun Times
The work is passionate in its championing of art itself.
Quill and Quire
There might not be a more honest writer in Canada.
National Post
... a novel that gleams with intelligence, humour and wickedly precise observation.
The Globe and Mail (Metro Ed, ON)
What is undeniable... is Gilmour's seemingly effortless facility at turning a sentence, his searing honesty and self-awareness...
The Shakespearean Rag
Gilmour clobbers me with some incredibly sharp prose and vivid description.
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