"Ball's phrases often fold in on themselves suddenly to produce startling mouthfuls of dream and delight ... The reader doesn't even notice the trapdoor that's opened beneath their giddy feet."
"Ball is not only a virtuoso of language and form, but a virtuoso of our present moment, exploring how we are entwined in words and history and how we find ourself here and now, surrounded by ourselves and our words."
"Jonathan Ball deploys [a] distinctive blend of sinister insight and munificent imagination, illuminating horror and dark humour, artful precision and formal play."