"Exquisitely rendered....Gripping....A phenomenal job of reporting." {more} - New York Times Book Review

"His Brother's Keeper is a fascinating and beautiful book, and a deeply moving human story." - Richard Preston, bestselling author of The Hot Zone and The Cobra Event

"At the heart of this report from the front lines of gene therapy and other regenerative medicine lies a simple, heartbreaking question: 'What would you do to save your brother's life?'....A powerful account of equal parts ambition and hope." {more} - Publishers Weekly

"Weiner allows his readers to visit the very frontiers of medical science and to contemplate the oldest of human loyalties....At once unsentimentally candid and humanely affirmative....A poignant and probing look at both the potential and the limitations of pioneering medicine." {more} - Booklist, starred review

"His Brother's Keeper fulfills the potential of every great science story. It delves into the perfect mysteries of planet Earth while giving voice to how our species struggles with imperfection. It lifts high the data, then celebrates it with writing that lists toward poetry. It is only appropriate that Weiner's rendering leaves his reader both sadder and more hopeful." {more} - Cleveland Plain Dealer

"A compelling new look at a family engulfed by an illness and the parallel world (brave, new and often controversial) of medical research." {more} - Kansas City Star

"A captivating, suspenseful narrative, full of complex, fascinating characters and loads of pathos." {more} - Los Angeles Times Book Review

"Pulitzer Prize winner Jonathan Weiner has combined his knowledge of science with insights into family dynamics to produce a touching and almost unbelievable true story. "His Brother's Keeper"...will give you hope for the future, knowing that there are men such as Jamie Heywood who live by a credo, "If I think there is even a possibility, I can't not do it." It will also leave you with a warm feeling about how one particular family came together during a time of great crisis." {more} - Tampa Tribune

"An eloquent and engrossing story that's equal parts heartbreaking and hopeful--a very human tale of superhuman will in a molecular world." {more} - Entertainment Weekly

"His Brother's Keeper" manages a consistency of tone that's based in solid reporting and bottomless humanity." {more} - Austin American Statesman

"Weiner's descriptions of the ups and downs of stem-cell research, gene therapy, and the ethics of end-of-life experimental treatments grippingly convey the effect of scientific inquiry on regular people." {more} - Library Journal

"Fascinating and moving." {more} - Ottawa Citizen

"Gripping...Despite setbacks and defeats, this is a story about hope, and though I will not reveal the book's ending, it concludes on a heartening note. It is a note that doesn't depend on miracle cures but arises from the resilience of the human spirit." {more} - Raleigh News and Observer

"Fine and moving....His Brother's Keeper may focus on the promise of science, but the mystery of transcendence also speaks from its pages loud and clear." {more} - Scientific American

"Jonathan Weiner's His Brother's Keeper: A Story from the Edge of Medicine only confirms Weiner's status as one of the leading (and humane) science writers working today....Fascinating reading.." {more} - KUOW-FM (NPR, Seattle)

"Superb....a plot as finely crafted as that of the best novels." {more} - Washington Post