Here is part of one of the reviews of the book( I have not read it in the great tradition of most critics )

This is a seminal must for any one's reading collection, for it is destined to be a classic and the topic of scholarly and intellectual discussions for quite some time.

Five stars is not enough to show the importance of this novel. Perhap all the stars in the Ursa Major constellation would be more fitting.

One of my most disappointing discoveries was to find his surname was Smith