"Lieberman's Confidence Is Impressive.
She Is In Complete Command Of Her Material.
Her Work Is Like Origami,
In Which Meanings Gently Unfold."
"this Work Feels Organic, Integrated And Unstudied."
- THE GLOBE AND MAIL
5/5
"Lieberman Writes Her Protagonist Seamlessly,
In A First-person Voice That Is So Raw And Awkward
And Confessional That It's Hard To Imagine It Isn't A Memoir,
Let Alone Fiction."
- THE FORWARD
5/5
“Lieberman Made The Golds - Including Ellie's Rakish, Non-
Observant Bubbie - A Family Your Glad To Know.”
- THE VANCOUVER SUN
5/5
"A MUST READ."
- PROFILE MAGAZINE
5/5
“Heartfelt—a Must For Jewish And Glbt Collections.”
- KIRKUS REVIEWS
5/5
“Any Teenager, Particularly Girls Whose Family Life Centres
On Religion Of Any Sort Will Connect With Ellie's Story.
Highly Recommended.”
- CANADIAN MATERIALS.
5/5
“Ellie's Strong First-person Narration, Authentic In Its
Wondering, Carries The Day As She Struggles To Fit This New
Piece Of Herself Into A Religion That Doesn't Accept Who She
Is At Her Core.”
- BOOKLIST
5/5
“Gravity Is A Compelling, Well-written Story That Gets Ellie
Set On The Right Path, But Offers Few Clues As To What Her
Future Will Hold. It Leaves Readers Wanting More - And,
Rightly So, Leaves Them To Draw Their Own Conclusions
About Whether Orthodoxy And Homosexuality Can Coexist.”
- THE JEWISH INDEPENDENT
5/5
In The Words Of Kit Pearson, One Of The Judges, Leanne's
Novel, Gravity, Is:
“A Daring And Honest Exploration Of A Young Girl Both Coming Out As A Lesbian And Sorting Out Her Spiritual Beliefs. The Writing Is Smooth And Rich In Detail, The Dialogue Is Zesty, The Plot Suspenseful And All The Characters Are Well-rounded. "
“A Daring And Honest Exploration Of A Young Girl Both Coming Out As A Lesbian And Sorting Out Her Spiritual Beliefs. The Writing Is Smooth And Rich In Detail, The Dialogue Is Zesty, The Plot Suspenseful And All The Characters Are Well-rounded. "
5/5