Trade Review in Publishers Weekly

"Swift paced and committed to realism, Pearl’s book boasts sharp, thoughtful dialogue pitting ideologies against each other. At an awkward meeting, An, My Hanh’s son, denounces the “collective responsibility” and “rhetorical progressivism” of Americans, while Samberg, an anti-war Democrat, finds himself on the defensive, accused of culpability for a tragedy he risked his life to stop. “I grew up,” Samberg replies when An asks how a leader of France’s 1968 student revolution could become a proud capitalist; the tension between Samberg’s self-regard and how An sees him adds nuance and power to their scenes."