"Chief among the necessary elements for a title to stand out amongst the unending flow of books pouring off the presses each season is an author's ability to command the reader's attention to what is being presented. The author in order to accomplish this formidable task must be disciplined, articulate, accurate, and interesting. THE LAST BOOK demonstrates these qualities in abundance."

James A. Cox, Editor
The Midwest Book Review
April 24, 1985

"The Last Book {is} a work of interactive fiction that both challenges and involves the reader to an extraordinary degree with every turn of the page. The Last Book, to the best of my knowledge, is the first such work to be based so closely on computer logic, though most readers would never realize this, so well crafted is the book....

"{TAJ} began his preparations for The Last Book, not by preparing a synopsis, but by preparing an algorithm: a statement of all the steps necessary to complete a program....

"Again it's important to let the non-technically minded reader know that none of this is apparent when reading The Last Book. While it is an extremely unconventional novel and always a challenging read, its structure is hidden, though the astute reader will come across a number of hints of the immense preparation and thought behind it.

"One simple example of this preparation comes right at the beginning: the first section is BIRTH and is composed of nine pages! This also demonstrates nicely the underlying humor that accompanies the book's logical arrangement.

"There are also eight basic plots dealing with violence, sex, faith, etc. 'but there are so many permutations going through these,' says {TAJ}, 'that it becomes 1,000 plots because everyone reads it differently.'"

John Boyd
The Japan Times
September 23,1985

very interesting (and) very discouraging, your page is unbelievable - S

I checked out your web page and read most of everything, very impressive. But to tell you the truth, I found it all so overwhelming ... I feel too intimidated to write to someone who has authored and received awards for so many volumes - T

I just took a look at your Geocities site. Thanks for all the writing resource pointers! - Sa

I visited your site...it was fascinating...I shall have to go back...and explore it more fully...I would have signed your guest book....but I could not find it....:-) .... you have a wonderful site... rich....deep...satisfying... I only had time to really skim it tonite....but I will surely be back....:-) - J

I'm sloooowly getting around to poking around your site. Looks cool from what I saw... :) - K

dropped by your web page. I thought it was pretty good, for being an early start up. I liked your rating system on things important to you. also like the illustration of you. - B

I found it quite readable, and enjoyable. You have an excellant talent for visual creativity with words - H

A friend gave me the URL to your page and suggested i might enjoy reading your work.... she was absolutely right. I have only read a few poems, but find a familiar feeling there - L

I lost my well loved husband, travel partner and soul mate in a car crash late last year. On your home page I encountered your poem dedicated to Cecilia. It's called DEATH ....I think... Touched me deeply.. - N