12,557 book reviews and counting...

"Atwood’s first poetry collection in more than 10 years is wry and entertaining..."

"Walking With Ghosts is affecting on many levels: a working-class family memoir as well as a meditation on fame and its discontents...."

"Obama writes with verve and style. However, the book is a reminder of the dangers of messiahs in politics. ..."

"the book is suffused not just with mere charm, but with the author’s genuine, and genuinely attractive, personality..."

"This largely faithful retelling of Trojan myth is genial enough, but has unsavoury aspects for the modern reader..."

"an arresting meditation on the nature of love..."

"The dazzling story of the slave turned general who led Haiti’s revolt against France..."

"Klopp appears almost obscenely charming — honest, intelligent, sensible and funny — in Anthony Quinn’s revealing billet-doux..."

"This overwhelming novel by ‘Iraq’s Irvine Welsh’ captures the alienation of people exiled by conflict..."

"(A) haunting tale in unpretentious but persuasive prose..."

"Jurjevics vividly conjures up the febrile atmosphere of a city in turmoil...."

"A biography of the composer that is so vivid, you feel you could shake hands with him..."

"a riveting, tantalisingly ambiguous portrait ..."

"It’s a baffling argument. ..."

"a suspenseful story in which the reader is strongly invested ..."

"a remarkable piece of writing..."

"(A) clear-eyed, wry, wise novel..."

"Reeve’s latest novel continues to hold the reader’s attention ..."

"this is a novel bursting with resilience and warmth..."

"the book offers “perspectives” by insiders ... who all give Callaghan the credit for good intentions..."

"one of our finest contemporary novelists, of any genre..."

"Rae shows little interest in disrupting the legend of the writer as a charismatic outlaw..."

"combines memoir from a lifetime of travel ... and reflections on how islands illuminate his own life and the human condition..."

"a vivid and at times almost unbearably distressing story from which it is very hard to turn away..."

"Barba’s denouement still grips with the power of a thriller..."

"Timely novel about a sudden, cataclysmic event that shocks the world..."

"Hazzard is wonderfully attuned to subtle shifts in moods and feelings, particularly when writing dialogue, at which she excels..."

"I learned a lot reading this..."

"Her essays on writers such as Ishiguro, Camus and Jane Bowles make returning to their works a renewed pleasure..."

"No one is going to base a claim for Bloom’s merits on this final book. ..."

"a clear-eyed examination of how the pettiness of village life mirrors the wider problems in a changing society..."

"plot is lacking in both credibility and coherence..."

"A biography of the composer that is so vivid, you feel you could shake hands with him..."

"Final verdict? A hugely entertaining paranoid pantomime..."

"the book offers “perspectives” by insiders ... who all give Callaghan the credit for good intentions..."

"conscientiously researched and gracefully written..."

"There’s perhaps a shade too much dependence on withholding information from the reader, but that thud you hear is Kernick whipping the rug from under your feet again...."

"This overwhelming novel by ‘Iraq’s Irvine Welsh’ captures the alienation of people exiled by conflict..."

"Catelli presents his thesis as an artless spy story..."

"It’s a baffling argument. ..."

"It's the debut rom-com you'll want on your list..."

"A gripping read..."

"this "show-stopping" visual memoir-cum-annotated songbook charts her journey from impoverished Smoky Mountain Tennessee girl to international superstar, telling the stories behind songs like "Jolene" and "9 to 5"..."

"twanging tunes and rawhide emotions..."

"The Hollywood actor is bracingly honest about the reality of living with Parkinson’s..."

"Obama writes with verve and style. However, the book is a reminder of the dangers of messiahs in politics. ..."

"Bloom’s memoir is somewhat hit-and-miss despite entertaining moments...."

"The two Scottish writers never met, but their letters reveal a surprisingly deep bromance..."

"This poignant tale of a mismatched couple in turn-of-the-century Germany gives away its secrets too early..."

"Timely novel about a sudden, cataclysmic event that shocks the world..."

"(A) clear-eyed, wry, wise novel..."

"Every page of The Time Traveller’s Guide To Regency Britain is crammed with enlightening information..."

"a thriller that improves as it advances, becoming a riveting brain teaser as well as serving up vivid action scenes..."

"the whole book is a lucky dip: put in your thumb, pull out a plum, and relish it..."

"A brilliantly compressed guide to the baffling phenomenon of black holes..."

"Walking With Ghosts is affecting on many levels: a working-class family memoir as well as a meditation on fame and its discontents...."

"If this is to believed, Sunak is a unicorn...."

"Drinking wine aged 10, endless parties and so many women ... a fine novelist who preferred good times to writing..."

"This enjoyable first tie-in by the show's creator, writer and executive producer is told in the voice of main character Erin...."

"there’s Harry Potter-ish pleasures to be had getting lost in Montverre’s labyrinthine corridors and the byzantine intricacies of the game..."