Review
"'An excellent, far from adulatory biography.' Roz Kaveney. New Statesman 'An affecting portrait...Gathorne-Hardy's enthusiasm for his subject is infectious...An excellently researched book.' Rowan Pelling, Literary Review 'An exhaustive but very readable study...a sympathetic portrait.' Sarah Dunant, Mail on Sunday 'At exactly the right moment, Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy has produced a serious study of Kinsey, of the man and the work...This is the book we needed to cap Kinsey's work of liberation at his century's end.' Gore Vidal 'A deeply humane book...This biography's vivid portrait of a genius possessed is so compelling that you end up caring more about the man than the science. Kinsey is one of the most fascinating and influential figures of the century, a flawed visionary whose brave and amusing experiences are a testament to the rich complexity of human sexuality...With grace and with Gathorne-Hardy has given us the full measure of the man.' Michael Shelden, Daily Telegraph"
Mary OConnor, Irish Independent, 5 March 2005
A very vivid account of Kinsey...full of interesting details, meticulously researched...a thoroughly good read.