Maria Reva’s debut novel, Endling, for example, carries a quote from Percival Everett, who called it a fantastic novel and said that it was smarter than him. To hear Percival Evrett say this must mean Endling is a special book: he’s right. Flesh is about the life of one man: Istvan. Throughout the novel Istvan undertakes decisions which tend to work against him – or at least when sex is involved. Personally, I thought this was a great novel and I’m tempted to revisit Szalay’s All That Man again in the future.