Wild Fruit

Sheng is fighting back using her opponents’ tactics. Perhaps without meaning to, she accepts much of the Maoist view that words are tools of battle and that victory over an adversary is the goal of writing

The New York Review of Books

With her raw, often humorous writing that takes on the bitter truths of modern China, Sheng has emerged as one of the most interesting and daring writers today

Index on Censorship (London)

Sheng Keyi is a bold, talented writer. Her wild, shrewish linguistic style is full of vigour and vitality

Mo Yan

Sheng Keyi claims to be my disciple, but in many ways, she is my teacher. In what ways? If you read her books, you will know

Yu Hua

Sharp talent, direct pain, constant entanglement and struggle between artistic power and invisible extrusion are the most unique components of Sheng Keyi's contribution to Chinese literature

Yan Lianke