“Boyle is a superb writer, but what really makes this wise and smartly researched novel so entertaining is the salaciously wacky subject matter.”

“Each revolution makes the generic urban monuments look like they're licking their lips, perhaps hungrily or salaciously or threateningly, at you, the viewer.”

“Last week, there was a Web's worth of debate about the decision of The New York Post to publish a salaciously headlined photo of a man just before he was struck and killed by a subway train in New York.”