“Yalom’s enthusiasm is contagious. And he certainly knows how to tell a page-turning story.” — Los Angeles Times
“Yalom’s melding of philosophy, pedantry, psychiatry and literature result in a surprisingly engaging novel of ideas.” — San Francisco Chronicle
“Considers the value and limits of therapy and those points at which philosophy and psychology converge.” — Washington Post
“A beautifully wrought tale of a therapy group’s final year and a moving debate about the end of life.” — Kirkus Reviews
“As a novel of ideas, this book effectively explores loss, sexual desire, and the search for meaning.” — Library Journal
“The world’s first accurate group-therapy novel, a mezmerizing story of two men’s search for meaning.” — Greensboro News & Record
“Meticulous. [Yalom’s] re-creation of a working therapy group is utterly convincing.” — Publishers Weekly