"A startlingly beautiful love story… A thrill to read… The most detailed, disturbing, and loveable oddball romance you'll ever read." - Frederick Barthelme, author of Elroy Nights "A beguiling story of the powerful ties between identical twins… Dermansky has crafted a memorable novel." - Booklist "Sometimes despairing, sometimes blackly humorous, always engrossing and thoroughly original. A wonderful debut." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "With dark humor and raw power…Dermansky has created a fascinating set of characters." - Library Journal "Entertaining...Balanced by an overarching fable-like quality to this moving and well-written story." - Publishers Weekly "Twins is spectacular, weird, extraordinarily real, and funny in ways they don't have names for." - Jerry Stahl, author of Permanent Midnight "Dermansky is a lyrical, gifted, and original writer.…With a style that's extremely accessible and lots of fun." - Janice Eidus, author of The Celibacy Club "Raw, extraordinary...A dark, heartbreaking tale about adolescents trying to survive." - Huntsville Times "Dermansky excels at depicting extreme emotional states and how we rationalize them." - Village Voice
