Spike Magazine: 253
- Chris Mitchell reviews the "print remix" of the novel and prefers the online version.
- http://www.spikemagazine.com/0398_253.php

Salon: Underground Fiction
- Review of "253" and profile of the author, by Wendy Grossman.
- http://archive.salon.com/march97/21st/london970320.html

Center for Holocaust, Genocide and Peace Studies: The Unconquered Country
- Discusses this novella's science-fiction interpretation of the Cambodian genocide.
- http://www.unr.edu/chgps/ryman.html

CityBeat: 253
- Appreciative review of novel's character studies, by Brandon Brady.
- http://www.citybeat.com/1999-02-18/books.shtml

The Observer: 253
- Review by Phil Daoust, with commentary by the author.
- http://books.guardian.co.uk/Print/0,3858,4196660,00.html

Kathleen Ann Goonan: Was
- Science fiction author reviews 1992 novel, focusing on its view of childhood.
- http://www.goonan.com/was.html

Libertas: 253
- Lengthy negative review by Scott Geiger describes the novel as "an intolerable view of humankind."
- http://www.davidson.edu/student/organizations/libertas/00/April/6/living/253.html

Memphis Flyer: 253
- Leonard Gill describes the print edition as an achievement in "the art of the short-short story."
- http://weeklywire.com/ww/08-31-98/memphis_book.html

Rain Taxi: 253
- Detailed review of the online version says "the voice is what makes the novel work." By Rudi Dornemann.
- http://www.raintaxi.com/online/1997fall/ryman.shtml