�Extravagantly entertaining . . . One of the great pleasures of this novel is how confidently [Paul Murray] addresses such disparate topics as quantum physics, video games, early-20th-century mysticism, celebrity infatuation, drug dealing, Irish folklore and pornography.� �Dan Kois, The New York Times Book Review �Murray�s humor and inventiveness never flag . . . Skippy Dies leaves you feeling hopeful and hungry for life.� �Entertainment Weekly (Grade: A) �Dazzling . . . It�s the Moby-Dick of Irish prep schools . . . In short, it�s like childhood. In shorter, like life.� �Jess Walter, The Washington Post Book World (a pick for Best Fiction of 2010) �Funny, tragic, thoroughly captivating . . . One of the most enjoyable books of the year.� �Michael Berry, San Francisco Chronicle �Skippy is so desperately, painfully alive that you hope the mere act of reading about him will save him . . . A virtuosic display you�d expect from a writer with the confidence to kill off his title character in the title.� �Radhika Jones, Time