“A terrific story.”

“A masterpiece of mood.”

“[Lennon] methodically baits readers with mystery and the macabre until the hook is set and then yanks it back with a vengeance….Here, the surprising denouement packs a powerful and brutal punch.”

“[J.Robert Lennon] is a young, imaginative, astoundingly prolific writer.”

“A brilliant, classical, psychological horror story that sticks to and gnaws at the bones.”

“Clever and insightful, [Castle] compels the reader to solve a series of riddles that reveal the emotional rationale underpinning our most despicable behavior.”

“Castle blends a gothic sense of the uncanny with the more modern sophistication of the psychological thriller.”

“Intriguing. . .perfectly pitched.”

“This gripping novel will solidify Lennon’s reputation; highly recommended.”

“This strange, visionary novel takes on no less harrowing a subject than the wages of Terror on the ordinary human psyche. Even as your sense of complicity builds, you can’t stop turning the pages.”

“Castle opens like some hypnotic Kafkaesque mystery or alienated upstate fairytale, with its abandoned fortress deep in the woods, but soon turns modern and strange. J. Robert Lennon leads the reader through his tricky maze with the same consummate skill he’s shown his whole career.”
“This tale of alienation and unease, of a war both internal and external, serves as one of the best arguments I’ve read for the potency of neo-Gothic literature in the twenty-first century. Lennon has mobilized all of elements of the classic horror tale—including the descent of a character into dark places—to speak to modern issues. Castle proves that in skillful hands these elements retain their power, relevance, and surprising ability to humanize even in our jaded and surreal times.”

“Castle bears the wit and inventiveness of Lennon’s previous books, but it surpasses them in its psychological intensity…. Castle is a great ride.”

"Lennon's unusual, very ambitious novel takes an essential creative step in this direction [of truth-seeking]. . . bringing us closer to the terror protagonist (torture being the mirror image of the terrorist's tactics, to the point of nondistinction) than any post-9/11 novel yet."