"Ehrenreich has outdone herself in breaking with conventional history, and the result is thrilling in that seeing-the-world-anew way."
--Susan Faludi, The Nation

"Splendid . . . A fascinating perspective on our staunch devotion to mass, mutual slaughter. Blood Rites is that rare animal, a nonfiction page-turner."
--Newsweek

"One of today's most original thinkers has tackled one of humankind's most intractable subjects."
--The New York Times Book Review

"Illuminating . . . It is a large step from the all-male hunting band to the U.S. Marine Corps. Ehrenreich plots the path, nevertheless, both passionately and persuasively."
--John Keegan, The Washington Post

"The array of fascinating historical and anthropological detail presented here would make for a worthy read even if there were no persuasive argument to offer. But Ehrenreich's basic case is an enticing one."
-- L.S. Klepp, Entertainment Weekly