"she harks back to 19th-century novelists like Charles Dickens and Victor Hugo..."

"a witty, stylish storyteller and her overall message definitely feels timely..."

"reads like a lengthy, self-satisfied plod..."

"The hype surrounding The Shadow King is a classic case of subject matter over style. ..."

"Coetzee concludes his baffling Jesus trilogy — whose message, if any, remains elusive to the end..."

"raises many questions that defy easy answers..."

"Low is beautifully written, intelligent and gripping..."

"Gill Hornby weaves a magnificent work of the imagination..."

"...what Murphy understands best is the obsessive mindset of an unrepentant deadline-junkie..."

"an angry and unforgettable novel..."

"(a) magnificent novel... Dangarembga has written another classic..."

"The Other Bennet Sister reads as an enjoyable kind of fanfic..."

"an accomplished and, above all, extremely enjoyable debut..."

"a delightful, stealthily affecting story about what it means to be a family..."

"(it) has a gripping modernity and inconclusiveness..."

"Cha...is a talented storyteller..."

"Sansom’s deep reading about the past, creatively processed, gives Shardlake’s adventures special historical value. ..."

"The natural and supernatural collide in this portrait of a tiny community brimming with secrets. ..."

"Eleven freewheeling pharmaceutically messy vignettes..."

"unpredictable first novel from Beijing-born An Yu..."

"The author of A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing gets lost in literary solipsism..."

"The villain of this much-hyped debut is a total bore..."

"makes for a lively and pacey read..."

"a fascinating portrait of the women who helped to make a dynasty..."

"Artemis Fowl for grown-ups..."

"a rich portrait of a 20th-century American family..."

"a mesmerising autobiographical novel..."

"Goldie compassionately explores the ways her characters’ lives are changed,..."

"a sweeping historical saga..."