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"If you are a fan of Kafka, you should enjoy this novel, which is reminiscent of The Metamorphosis."--Kirkus Reviews

"Thrilling, darkly comic disaster [is] lurking in every movement, wine bottle, and floorboard."--Daily Beast

"Funny, beguiling, and quietly profound . . . a wonderfully well-crafted debut."--Times Literary Supplement (London)

"If, like me, you've ever thought that your productivity and creativity would explode if only you could get organized, let this be a (morbidly funny) wakeup call....A precisely written debut from one who knows the value of letting loose."--Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Guffaw-out-loud moments...married to the horrified recognition that provokes empathy. A very funny novel provoking schadenfreude and belly laughs."--The Independent

"Highly idiosyncratic, well-written, with a vivid sense of place-and weirdly compelling."--Michael Frayn, author of Skios and Headlong

"One of the funniest and cleverest books of the year.....Care of Wooden Floors reads like a farce directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and the novel's denouement will surprise even the most jaded readers."--Washington Independent Review of Books

"Fawlty Towers crossed with Freud."--Daily Telegraph (London)

"One of the most brilliant and entertaining literary debuts this year. The precision of his language and the care with which he delineates the characters and their environment is nothing less than astounding."--Pittsburg Post-Gazette

"A nicely turned satire on the notion that the path to spiritual contentment lies in a pristine set of polished wooden floorboards... CARE OF WOODEN FLOORS indicates that Wiles has an eye for beauty, but an even more impressive eye for ugliness. It's a novel full of impeccably stylish writing."--The Guardian