Booklist (Starred Review)
“Delightfully visual, full of whimsy, adventure, and blithely caustic social commentary
… [a] smart, frolicsome, and charming first novel. ”
Publishers Weekly
“Zany and entertaining… a generous and whacky story in the tradition of Tom Robbins.”
Meaghan Leenaarts, Island Bookstore, Corolla, NC
“… a debut novel that’s hilarious, unpredictable, and lovely.”
IndieBound
“Going to See the Elephant” has been selected as a January 2009 selection of the Indie Next List!
Michelle Richmond
“Slater Brown… is just the man I’d want to lead me through the streets of San Francisco…. Going to See the Elephant is a rollicking good tale… one can’t help falling in love.”
