An extremely atmospheric book in a hazy, raw and entirely realistic sense.... Galgut's story suggests that such points on the map, despite their ghostly quiet, are seething with repressed violence, ready to explode.... A compelling read about guilt and evasion of truth
The Spectator
In a bleak morality tale about a fugitive from justice, Galgut again demonstrates his flair for charting the vicissitudes of human despair in modern-day South Africa
Publisher's Weekly
An...uncompromising journey into the heart of South Africa's darkness, written in prose that is at once stark and striking. The Quarry is Galgut's homage to Dostoevsky
Literary Review
A remarkable achievement...Galgut's prose has a spare beauty, suggesting volcanic emotions held rigorously in check
Kirkus Reviews
This taut existential thriller...divulges little but manages to suggest volumes... Stark, almost brutal minimalism
Boston Globe