Writing for
The Guardian, Thomas Jones concluded his reviews by stating, "
Summertime is both an elegant request that the sum of Coetzee's existence as a public figure should be looked for only in his writing, and ample evidence, once again, why that request should be honoured." "The book's insistent geographic mobility reminds us of the myriad routes and modes of interconnection and displacement that constitute Coetzee's global world, which overlaps and diverges from those of his increasingly international readership ... Summertime reminds us of the persistence with which Coetzee has been drawn to the effects of displacement and homelessness in his novels. == External links ==