“Suffused with sharp turns and minute, telling details that add up to a riveting consideration of risk and responsibility.” — Publishers Weekly

“The Reconstructionist becomes a contemplation of the broadest questions of life: How do we love one another? How do we survive the accidents of our lives? … Nick Arvin is an immensely gifted writer, and he has given us a thrilling, soulful book.” — David Wroblewski, author of The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

“With precision prose, The Reconstructionist hurtles the reader at breakneck pace through a story of love and the collision physics of auto crashes....A materpiece of modern fiction.” — Cortright McMeel, author of Short