▁in ▁a ▁negative ▁review , ▁wrote : ▁" Ad mir ers ▁of ▁Ital o ▁Cal v ino ▁and ▁Richard ▁Bra ut igan ▁will ▁appreciate ▁Jones ' s ▁sens ibility , ▁but ▁an ▁uns atisf ying ▁sur real ▁conclusion ▁keeps ▁the ▁work ▁from ▁ach ieving ▁its ▁full ▁potential ." ▁ ▁Jones ' s ▁most ▁recent ▁novel , ▁Cry stal ▁E aters , ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁June ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁On ▁February ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁B uzz feed ▁Books ▁listed ▁Cry stal ▁E aters ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁highly ▁anticip ated ▁books ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁Publish ers ▁Week ly , ▁in ▁a ▁negative ▁review ▁published ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁wrote : ▁" J ones ▁recre ates ▁a ▁myth ical ▁and ▁hall uc in atory ▁experience ▁of ▁a ▁family ▁fighting ▁mort ality ... But , ▁ultimately , ▁und e velop ed ▁characters , ▁excess ive ▁un ground ed ▁tang ents , ▁and ▁general ▁dis organ ization ▁obsc ure ▁a ▁lov ely ▁prem ise ." C ry stal ▁E aters ▁received ▁attention ▁from ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁mag az ines ▁and ▁websites , ▁including : ▁The ▁Paris ▁Review , ▁Time ▁Out ▁New ▁York , ▁V ICE , ▁The ▁Bel ie ver , ▁Full ▁Stop , ▁The ▁L ▁Magazine , ▁The ▁R ump us , ▁American ▁Book ▁Review , ▁Num ero ▁Cin q , ▁Book sl ut , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Review ▁of ▁Books , ▁The ▁Mill ions