"One of the most unforgettable images in any book this year is that of Gustavo "Highway" Sáaacute;nchez Sánchez, the protagonist of Luiselli's delightfully unclassifiable novel, walking around the streets of Mexico City, smiling at people with the teeth of Marilyn Monroe installed in his mouth . . . surprising and charming . . . It's difficult not to follow wherever it takes you."--Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Come for the absurdist comedy, stay for the references to great writers and philosophers and see how in on the joke you really are." --Vulture

"...I found [in the United States] a very open, generous and exhilarating literary community and that community has really modified the way I think about the world, the way I write. But I also found a very strong sense of community and commitment to community." --NPR, interview

"The Story of My Teeth is a novel as playful as it is profound." --The Believer Logger

"The Story of My Teeth is more than just a novel . . . as all novels that impact our lives are. It is a testament to not only the work that goes into translation, but also to the value of storytelling in a world that sometimes seems to commodify authenticity through our all-access lifestyle." --Three Percent, "Valeria Luiselli and the Transformative Power of Translated Storytelling"

"[The Story of My Teeth is] an austere tale that offers some wry observations about art and the art world in Mexico City. Highly recommend." --Los Angeles Times

"[Luiselli] has. . .conjured one of the most remarkable novels of 2015, a novel that illuminates the familiar problems of identity and selfhood by re-presenting them in a bracingly defamiliarized light." --Kenyon Review

"[The Story of My Teeth] was a joy to read." --Kaaterskill Basin Literary

"Forms and genres collide in this often hilarious experimental fiction from one of our most consistent young writers." --Flavorwire, "The 50 Best Independent Press Books from 2015"

"Playfully brilliant." --BuzzFeed, "The 24 Best Fiction Books of 2015"

"Valeria Luiselli's The Story of My Teeth is a brilliant fable from one of the most talented storytellers writing today." --Largehearted Boy

"This boggling and enchanting collaborative novel about a man who believes he has had Marilyn Monroe's literal teeth implanted into his mouth began as a bit of art gallery catalog copy sponsored by a large juice company." --National Post Canada

"It's not every writer who is brave enough to share stage in her own work with her translator--and a group of employees at a juice factory--but Valeria Luiselli's got balls as well as serious talent." --Brightest Young Things

"Though playful and unruly, her fiction feels surprisingly warm and old-fashioned." --Kirkus, cover feature

"A lively, loopy experimental novel rich with musings on language, art, and, yes, teeth. . .the whole book is a kind of extended commentary on how possessions acquire value largely through the stories we tell about them. . . A clever philosophical novel that, as the author puts it, has "less to do with lying than surpassing the truth." --Kirkus