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Outstanding
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Boston Globe Bruce Allen
[Goodman's] third novel is her best book yet: a brainy comedy of manners that deals with a subject of high contemporary relevance, is scrupulously researched, and -- more to the point -- enacted by a sizable cast of complicated and intriguing characters.
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Outstanding
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Entertainment Weekly Jennifer Reese
Goodman performs with the precision of a scientist, and the flair of an artist at the top of her game.
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Outstanding
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Slate Dr. Jerome Groopman
Rarely has a novel so deeply probed the thoughts and actions of physicians and scientists as they strive to succeed. It lifts the veil off this world and exposes its promise and peril.
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Outstanding
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The Economist
[Goodman's] writing is rich, so rich it would be easy to miss how skilful is the prose itself. Exciting and, for most, exotic as well, “Intuition” is a stunning achievement.
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Outstanding
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Los Angeles Times Emily Barton
Self-knowledge and scientific knowledge eddy and swell in this novel in pleasing parallel to each other, making the book not only satisfying as a story of self-discovery but, in a deeper sense, a richly conceived novel about the rewards of work. [5 Mar 2006]
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Outstanding
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Kirkus Reviews
Top-notch in every respect. A superlative novel.
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Outstanding
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Publishers Weekly
A truly humanist novel from the supposedly antiseptic halls of science.
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Favorable
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Library Journal Starr E. Smith
Goodman's latest doesn't quite match the dazzle of Zadie Smith's On Beauty or the zany, brainy satire of Alison Lurie's Truth and Consequences and Jennifer Vandever's The Bronte Project, her book does stand out for its biting yet insightful portrayal of a high-stakes research institute.
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Favorable
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Chicago Tribune Donna Seaman
A buoyant and lucid writer, Goodman revels in telling metaphors and significant detail, but her most compelling strength is her ability to decode the complicated chemistry of relationships professional and personal. [19 Mar 2006]
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Favorable
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The Onion A.V. Club Keith Phipps
Goodman writes with a generous spirit that nevertheless lets no one off easy and recognizes that good intentions only go so far.
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Favorable
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San Francisco Chronicle Christine Thomas
Goodman's talent as a storyteller and social observer is undeniable... There is likewise no doubt about her immaculate attention to detail... Sometimes this thoroughness delays the action but is made up for by long explanations culminating in well-placed and poignant similes.
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Favorable
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The New Yorker
The somewhat transparent plot is made compelling by the aesthetic delicacy of Goodman’s writing.
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Favorable
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USA Today Carol Memmott
Plot details aside, Intuition is a fascinating excavation into what happens when lies surface in the workplace.
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Favorable
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Wall Street Journal Matt Murray
A few scenes strike false notes... But on the whole, the novel presents a convincing portrait of a precinct of the scientific world. Though Ms. Goodman's prose is somewhat unadorned, it at least doesn't distract from her compelling storyline.
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Favorable
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Washington Post Geraldine Brooks
Intuition is so character-driven that the plot occasionally sinks beneath the press of its personalities. Yet Goodman's subject, scientific fraud, is timely and intriguing.
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Favorable
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The Globe And Mail [Toronto] John Allemang
Science may be humanized by Goodman's art, but art becomes more knowing with her science.
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Mixed
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The New York Times Book Review Sue Halpern
It has been Goodman's particular talent to create quirky, poignant characters and put them in deeply affecting relationships, and these relationships carry her novels. "Intuition," by contrast, is full of querulous people whose emotional tics stand in for personality.
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