“A brilliant nightmare! (…) Djønnes’ project is reminiscent of the darkest of sagas, where revenge and lineage drive everything towards doom, but also hints at the world of splatter films and genre literature. Myths and folklore are central when the boundaries between the living and the dead are blurred. (…) This duality – between the highly literary and the shockingly raw – is the novel’s greatest quality (…) It is rare for a Norwegian novel to be so physically uncomfortable (…) not unlike the best books by authors Cormac McCarthy and Jan Roar Leikvoll. In other words: Eat All gnaws at you like a scavenger and does not let go until the last page has been read. This is truly feel-bad at its best. You have been warned.”
Gabriel Michael Vosgraff Moro, VG (5/6 stars)

“Throughout, a rhythm pulsates: from the heart, from the Sami drum, from everything that lives and everything that does not live. The claustrophobic universe is permeated by a powerful force that trumps civilisation, morality, will and humanity (…) Djønne’s language is beautiful. The rhythm, the prose and the story pull you in and I am hooked on the novel until the bitter end.”
Morgenbladet

“A superb journey to hell … It rains constantly. Summer in Western Norway is a damp, eternal twilight. Everything rots. At the same time, something new comes to life. The author has a particularly good grasp of this. Djønne is simply a brilliant portrayer of Norwegian nature. (…) I sit on the edge of my seat, hoping that someone will come to the rescue of the two children. (…) Leander Djønne thunders on with his hellish journey without looking back. He develops motifs from his debut and adds some new ones. Who would have thought that grotesque family sagas written in slightly old-fashioned New Norwegian would be the new thing?”
Knut Hoem, NRK (5/6 stars)