<p>'Despite its many immediate rewards <i>The Ruin of Time</i> is a book that will have a long shelf-life. It is not (of course) the final word on Alex Miller, but due to its compendious nature it will become the ‘go to’ source for future readers or critics looking to navigate his body of work. It is thoughtful, knowledgeable, studious, engaging and entertaining, and in writing it Dixon has further enhanced both his own reputation and that of his subject.'</p>

- Paul Genoni, Journal of Australian Studies

<p>'Dixon’s <i>Alex Miller</i> is a sustained and impressive appreciation of an Australian novelist who, although much decorated, and despite his considerable skills as an actor and public performer, remains a more elusive figure than his contemporaries Tom Keneally and Peter Carey.'</p>

- Peter Pierce, The Australian

<p>'In Dixon, <i>Miller</i> finds a reader of generosity, curiosity, intelligence and grace, one who in turn opens the work for others’ access and consideration. Alex Miller: The Ruin of Time enacts the lucid reading Celan hopes for, and offers its readers, in turn, illumination.'</p>

- Felicity Plunkett, Southerly