“Touching…A glimpse inside the brain of the RZA, the producer/spiritual leader of Staten Island’s revolutionary hip-hop collective, the Wu-Tang Clan….Inspirational.” –The New York Times Book Review
 
“Is there a Pulitzer Prize in the Wu’s future?” –XXL Magazine
 
“At once edifying and wildly entertaining, [The Wu-Tang Manual] occupies a fertile emotional crossroads of nostalgia, juvenile wish-fulfillment, and adult appreciation…it could augur a rebirth for one of the most influential rap groups of the 1990s.” –Pitchfork
 
“A rabbit hole into the Clan’s history and obsessions with kung-fu films, numerology, chess, and Eastern spirituality.” –Entertainment Weekly
 
“Equal parts travelogue, manifesto, dictionary and cultural decoder ring for one of hip-hop’s most influential and unorthodox rap groups…It’s quite obvious that the nine-member crew is as adept in analyzing Eastern philosophies, chess strategies and numerological systems as they are in smoking ells and dodging bullets.”
--Columbus Alive (alternative weekly)
 
“A unique megamix of Buddhism, comics, kung fu, and Islam.” –Boldtype.com