"Publishers Weekly" wrote that "it takes a long time for Binelli to bring together his counter-tale with its real-life antecedents." Rod Smith of "Time Out New York" wrote that "Binelli falls prey to a few mildly ouch-worthy jokes, but for the most part, he matches hyperkinetic storytelling with an inventive prose style". "Publishers Weekly" described the book as "a hefty book, more intellectually satisfying than emotionally so" and concluded that "this is an impressive first outing; ambitious in scope and brimming with sharp-edged black humor." Cum primum (encyclical)  Cum primum, subtitled "On Civil Disobedience", is an encyclical issued by Pope Gregory XVI on June 9, 1832. The encyclical is addressed to the episcopate of the Kingdom of Poland and is primarily a condemnation of the November Uprising. Cladonia mongkolsukii  Cladonia mongkolsukii is a species of lichen in the family Cladoniaceae. Found in lower-elevation montane scrub forests of Thailand, it was described as new to science in 2011. The specific epithet honors Pachara Mongolsuk, a Thai lichenologist. Mark Hsu Syers  Mark Hsu Syers (25 October, 195215 May, 1983) was a Broadway actor in the 70's and 80's. He graduated from Hopewell Valley Central High School and attended the University of New Mexico, where he acted in "The Fantasticks". He graduated Emerson College in 1974 in Boston. He also appeared in "Under Fire" in New York City and "Godspell" in Boston. His first major role was in "Pacific Overtures" where he played, among other roles, the Russian Admiral ("Please Hello"), the Soothsayer ("Crysanthymum Tea"), the Thief ("Four Black Dragons"), and the Warrior ("Someone in a Tree"). He played King Herod in "Jesus Christ Superstar" and Magaldi in "Evita". His voice can be heard on the cast recordings of "Pacific Overtures"  and "Evita". He was featured in the television program "Anatomy of a Song: Someone in a Tree" with Stephen Sondheim, Gedde Watanabe and James Dybas, which was presented by Frank Rich. He died in a head-on car crash in Pennington, New Jersey on a wet road in 1983, at the age of 30.