Chelsea Sutton, 2016 PEN America Emerging Voices Fellow, reviewed Planting Wolves on the Los Angeles Review of Books.
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Kirkus Reviews
“An experimental debut novel-in-stories about artists wrestling with addiction and sexual frustration in Los Angeles.
Each of this book’s six chapters is centered on a single character—respectively, ‘the writer,’ Mrs. Randall, Rodney, ‘the sponsor,’ ‘the sex addict,’ and Nelly…
The US Review of Books
“Eventually, walls were built to protect their hearts.
This series of vignettes introduces a cast of six lonely people who find themselves experiencing something extraordinary, whether good or bad, as a manifestation of themselves and their desires…
San Francisco Book Review
“This book will feed your voyeuristic urges as you look deeply through the eyes of each character. Brilliantly written.”
—San Francisco Book Review
Manhattan Book Review
“Like the six degrees of Kevin Bacon but in a literary way. Six interconnected stories of unhappy characters make up Neda Disney’s Planting Wolves. The narratives all worked well individually and together they add up to a pleasing novel.”
—Manhattan Book Review
Seattle Book Review
“Planting Wolves is a beautifully written masterpiece. A wonderful point-of-view story that comes full circle. Disney captures the lives of six intricate characters whose lives are so magnificently intertwined it will leave you wanting more.”
—Seattle Book Review
Tulsa Book Review
“With unhappiness as its central theme, Planting Wolves is a wild read that will leave you searching for clues to who the characters really are.”
—Tulsa Book Review