A powerful novel and a gripping read, and very much ahead of its time regarding South Texas race relations. --Texas Observer A brisk, slick, clever, constantly moving story. --New York Times Giant makes marvelous reading--wealth piled on wealth, wonder on wonder in a stunning, splendiferous pyramid of ostentation....no one can deny the explosive impact of this story. --New York Times A powerful story...truly as big as its subject. --Los Angeles Times Her vocabulary is rich and vital; she sees material objects with a penetrating and delightful vision. --New York Tribune Miss Ferber at her best, and that's very good indeed. --St. Louis Globe-Democrat