'With his novella, Bodies, Verhelst has again written a story of intoxicating beauty, a gem on par with the best books he's ever written.' – Tzum

'The claustrophobic novella is based on disconcerting, confronting images so powerful they take your breath away. "A chaos that leads to its own universe, at times beautifully intuitive, sometimes dark, critical and pulsating," are the words of the jury of the Constantijn Huijgens Prize in summarising Verhelst's oeuvre. Those words also apply to Bodies.' – **** De Morgen

'In a sense, every reader creates a different book, using their own body, memories, and shortcomings […] There's no end to the uniquely penetrating omen Verhelst forged with Bodies. ' – DWB literary magazine