The Globe and Mail gives a good review of The Maladjusted…”the collection is rich with engaging characters, keenly evoked settings and a sensitive eye for the margins and the marginalized. To quote Amis, Derek Hayes is indeed “worth keeping an eye on.”
Read the Review by Jim Bartley
Read a review of Derek Hayes’ new book, The Maladjusted, written by Daniel Garber at CulturalMinng.com.
Reviewed by Steven W. Beattie: Read this Special to National Post
Prism Magazine
Prism Magazine Reviews The maladjusted
Lavender Lines Blog
Necessary Fiction Reviews The maladjusted
Necessary Fiction Reviews
Necessary Fiction Reviews The maladjusted
SPG Book Reviews
SPG Book Reviews The maladjusted
Aquatique
Aquatique
Perogies and Gyoza
Perogies and Gyoza
Interview with Open Book Toronto
Interview with Open Book Toronto
Giraffe Days
http://www.giraffedays.com/?p=12366
The Danforth Review
http://thedanforthreview.blogspot.ca/
Dead End Follies
http://www.deadendfollies.com/2012/03/derek-hayes-maladjusted-2011.html
A Lot of Loves
http://www.alotofloves.com/2012/03/the-maladjusted-book-review/
Crunchy Carpets
http://www.crunchycarpets.com/2012/03/the-maladjusted/
Gin and Rhetoric
http://www.ginandrhetoric.com/2012/02/the-maladjusted/
Praise
Martin Amis, the author of The Pregnant Widow and London Fields, wrote: “Derek Hayes is a talented new writer from Canada who is worth keeping an eye on.”
Alan Cumyn, author of the novel, Losing It, wrote the following about The Maladjusted and other stories: “I like the spare style that focuses so much on what the narrator sees—you (Hayes) put the reader right into the scene…the material is …very strong.”
Re: “A Feel for America” (Adam and Samuel) “It (“A Feel for America”) opens well, with strong paragraphs that conjure up the feel and foreignness of Taipei. You (Hayes) establish emotional tension between Adam and Samuel and bring out the international rivalry between the U.S. and U.K.”
Re: “Tom and Wilkie” You’ve (Hayes) built an interesting story around an intriguing narrator, and it’s very well done. This is sad and gentle and I like the complexity of Wilkie’s character very much.”
Alan Cumyn, the author of the novel, Losing It, wrote the following about Mentee: “The portrait you are painting is fascinating… a wonderful story about an educational system falling apart. The portrait you are building of a dysfunctional high school is strong and memorable, and the various irrationalities, including the Ontario curriculum, stand out in their absurdity…real sparks of strong writing in your work.”