- "A pathbreaking novel...this novel is the real thing, a presentation of the texture of a vividly-imagined life. In the course of examining this life, Goodman helps us rethink aspects of American life and American Judaism, but he does not provide us with easy answers...KTAV, a venerable publisher of Judaica, deserves commendation for publishing this fascinating work." - The Times of Israel
- "Daniel Ross Goodman's first novel, A Single Life (KTAV, 2020), is a triumph of the form, a complex psychological examination of loneliness and desire." - The Catholic World Report, Best Books of 2020
- "Beyond the surprises in this novel—the mysterious past of the protagonist or the dialect writing in Yeshivish—Goodman compellingly portrays the despair of failed relationships, the emotional vertigo of text-messaging courtship, and the intellectual struggle to keep faith with the rich but often restraining heritage of observant Judaism." - Bruce Herzberg, Professor Emeritus of English and Media Studies, Bentley University
- "Though written before Covid-19, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the agitated lead-up to the 2020 election, Daniel Ross Goodman's novel, A SINGLE LIFE, resonates with the pain of increased isolation, racial tension, and alienation as Eli Newman treads the arduous road to romance and struggles with his observant Jewish Life." - The Imaginative Conservative
- "Eli's thoughts, angst, dreams, his conversations with Emma and his yeshiva friends, his fantasies...are all engaging to read. In addition, [the novel's] slow reveal of Eli's story keeps the reader in suspense and interested until the surprise ending." Barbara Diamond Goldin, VoeglinView
- "Where the book truly shines...is the myriad windows it offers into Eli's whirlwind mind." Eli's monologues are "richly introspective reveries that dart between gravity and humor to convey the complexity of his contemplations." - The Yeshiva University Commentator
