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Latest Reviews

Philip Roth: The Biography by Blake Bailey

Philip Roth: The Biography

Blake Bailey

3.67 out of 5

11 reviews
A Ghost in the Throat by Doireann Ni Ghriofa

A Ghost in the Throat

Doireann Ni Ghriofa

Score pending

2 reviews
Our Lady of the Nile by Scholastique Mukasonga, Melanie Mauthner

Our Lady of the Nile

Scholastique Mukasonga, Melanie Mauthner

4.33 out of 5

5 reviews
Double Blind by Edward St Aubyn

Double Blind

Edward St Aubyn

2.92 out of 5

7 reviews
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

Klara and the Sun

Kazuo Ishiguro

4.22 out of 5

12 reviews
Hurdy Gurdy by Christopher Wilson

Hurdy Gurdy

Christopher Wilson

3.94 out of 5

8 reviews
The Faces by Tove Ditlevsen, Tiina Nunnally

The Faces

Tove Ditlevsen, Tiina Nunnally

Score pending

1 review
Life Sentences by Billy O'Callaghan

Life Sentences

Billy O'Callaghan

Score pending

2 reviews
Slash and Burn by Claudia Hernandez, Julia Sanches

Slash and Burn

Claudia Hernandez, Julia Sanches

Score pending

1 review
Must I Go by Yiyun Li

Must I Go

Yiyun Li

3.4 out of 5

8 reviews
Women by Mihail Sebastian, John Banville

Women

Mihail Sebastian, John Banville

Score pending

1 review
Memorial by Bryan Washington

Memorial

Bryan Washington

3.82 out of 5

6 reviews
An Inventory of Losses by Judith Schalansky, Jackie Smith

An Inventory of Losses

Judith Schalansky, Jackie Smith

3.44 out of 5

4 reviews
Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami, Sam Bett, David Boyd

Breasts and Eggs

Mieko Kawakami, Sam Bett, David Boyd

3.88 out of 5

5 reviews
The Moth and the Mountain by Ed Caesar

The Moth and the Mountain

Ed Caesar

4.18 out of 5

5 reviews
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

Leave the World Behind

Rumaan Alam

4.18 out of 5

9 reviews