»The incredible story of William James Sidis' life, a genius, rebel and a visionary ahead of his time. Klaus Cäsar Zehrer wrote an outstanding book, as funny as it is clever and surprisingly topical.«

». . . so gripping that you do not want to put it down even after the first page. [. . .] The author weaves a magnificent novel of development.«

»It is a wunderkind novel that pulls out all the artistic stops, gripping, informative, grotesque and clever, a book about the art of the perfect life and its tragic failure, practically crying out for a film version.«

»This well-researched and brilliantly fictionalised debut novel is an engrossing read. […] This is an eloquent, clever and poignant book which will enthral a wide range of readers.«

»Klaus Cäsar Zehrer has recognized the potential of his [William Sidis’] story and has been working on it for nine years. Now the result shows the author’s potential.«

»Author Zehrer [. . .] has not invented this incredible life story but created it from a wealth of literature about William Sidis and his father Boris. From this, he distilled an exceptional novel.«

»A great joy to read – researched in an outstanding way, told in a virtuoso manner and explosive in terms of social policy.«

»Klaus Cäsar Zehrer wrote a fabulous novel, clever and thrilling.«

»Sparkling with a passion for storytelling [. . .] All in all, a wonderful story of real-life events.«

»The author rediscovered the highly gifted man and tells his fate in a thrilling novel.«

»That’s an excellently portrayed piece of history which never leaves the novel’s setting. I am impressed and thrilled.«