The Fall of Gravity - Tapa dura

A voice so sharp and personal that he changes your life while you're busy laughing.--Russell Banks

Rooke's empathy for his characters allows him to capture their distinctive voices amazingly well...--Toronto Star

You become absorbed by the author's asides, the zany characters, the sheer vitality of the prose.--Winnipeg Free Press

Rooke's novel is a series of often quite humorous set pieces, which allow him to display his stylish, playful prose and gift for outlandish characters, while meditating on the breakdown of the Daggles' marriage.--Canadian Literature 176

If the Fall of Gravity is exasperating, so, too, is it expansive; if it is silly, it is also sly; if scattered, it is also beautiful -- a book that demands and deserves indulgence and delivers deep rewards by the time the last page is turned.--National Post

The ebullience of Rooke's prose and the wonderful father-daughter relationship of Raoul and Juliette make this a delightful read.--University of Toronto Bookstore Review

Rooke has lured us into the terra incognita of the soul, and it's our loss, proof of our mediocrity, if we don't follow, with gladness in our hearts.--The Calgary Straight

Rooke breaks the rules, makes up new rules, fractures and twists the story form with breathtaking aplomb, while communicating a generosity of spirit and 'joie de vivre' that is endlessly attractive.--Globe and Mail