“Powerful and prescient…. Behind the endlessly inventive language [is] an intellectual rigor based on an unwavering belief in the power of reason.” —Financial Times
“The Second Plane bristles with intelligence [and] snaps and snarls.” —The Washington Post
“A walking tour of the motley post-September 11th mind-its fears, madnesses, misapprehension and insights.” —New York Observer
“A choreographer of imagination and ideas, [Amis] is bracing and morally brave.” —Los Angeles Times