“What makes Exercises in Style so interesting is that, though one can read it from cover to cover, it’s a book that survives and indeed triumphs simply from its sheer ambition. ”

— The Nervous Breakdown on Raymond Queneau's Exercises in Style: 65th Anniversary Edition

“What makes the book compelling is seeing this same, banal tale told through a huge variety of literary styles, from science fiction to rhyme, haiku to official letter. The variety in its repetition becomes at first odd, then hilarious as more and more absurd forms are chosen.”

— The Huffington Post on Raymond Queneau's Exercises in Style: 65th Anniversary Edition

“Exercises in Style was a revolution, a book that proclaimed its powerful ideas simply by pursuing their iron logic.”

— Scott Esposito, Washington Post on Raymond Queneau's Exercises in Style: 65th Anniversary Edition