“ The comedy keeps escalating as the protagonist cannot recognize the noir tropes of mistaken identity, double-crosses, amorality and corruption that interrupt his attempt to contemplate his life choices and refuse any call to action. ”

“ Having worked many years as a substitute teacher, I have been in the classroom during drills and once even during an actual lockdown, as well as being placed on front door duty many times (and having second-guessed a decision or two) – the ethical and moral debate between the protagonists feels very real; very much the sort of "what-if" one ponders at the end of a bad day. ”

“ "Birdie and Cait and the Book of Life" has a wonderful sense of place both geographically and spiritually whether in a New York apartment, a Jewish cemetery in London, or the timeless, mystical Library of the Jewish Soul. Lang draws upon the poetry both of the Jewish liturgy and of of the 19th British-Jewish poet Amy Levy to to illuminate the and repair the broken world of her characters. ”

“ As an avid museum-goer, I have intimate experience of returning to the same work for years, sometimes perplexed, sometimes feeling that I have seen something new, and on occasion I suspect I have gained insight in the artist's intentions. A meditation on aesthetic experience, creative intentions, and the institutions that support both creativity and apprehension. ”