Dinosaurs

Bookseller recommendation

“Dinosaurs is quiet, Dinosaurs seeps into your bones slowly. Nothing much happens in Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet, and yet she still manages to perfectly capture our current political and cultural moment by following the relatively calm, day-to-day life of a man and the family who lives next to him in suburban Arizona, where the line between the nuclear home and the wild world of untamed creatures is thin. Echoing the strength of Jenny Offill’s Dept. of Speculation, we explore the deep psychology of our main character, Gil, in fractals, jumping between the present, Gil’s past, and his philosophical musings on human interconnectedness, what we owe to those around us, and the synthetic world’s relationship to nature. While only 240 pages, this book is almost too big to think about, in the way that looking at the full scope of our lives, our communities, and our loved ones is too grand for simple comprehension. A richly vast read, Dinosaurs tops Millet’s last novel, The Children's Bible, while carrying on its thematic explorations.”

— Wulfe • Raven Book Store

Bookseller recommendation

“Dinosaurs is a book that will leave you thinking. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to it, and will be buying a print copy to go back and read it again to fully absorb it. Millet is onto something here. I don’t quite know what it is, but I’m hooked.”

— Rae • Titcomb's Bookshop

Bookseller recommendation

“Such an engaging novel, without over-the-top drama or feelings. But don't let that fool you as there's much to reflect on just beneath the surface. It's a story about a lonely man seeking relationships and wanting to have a positive impact on the world around him.”

— Anne • Newtonville Books

Bookseller recommendation

“I love Lydia Millet! I will read everything she writes. Her stories leave me slightly to extremely off kilter. This one, about kindness, purpose and family, is a treat, a favorite small gift...It was a joy to listen to. ”

— Melanie • The Well-Read Moose