"Immersive, at times shockingly intimate, and triumphantly brought to fruition, this is a work that ought to win prizes..."

"..(an) atmospheric, timely debut..."

"a journey that is horrifying, thrilling and enchanting in equal measure..."

"the Women’s Prize longlistee is a sharply focused gem..."

"Much here is told, not shown..."

"Adam Mars-Jones has never needed to write at great length to convince readers of his talent...."

"a book that’s filled with menace..."

"A controversial update of Nabokov’s novel lacks the subtle ambiguities of the original..."

"There is unease as the work progresses..."

"this soapy, spiky book is a compelling read..."

"Natasha Pulley’s novel is full of paranormal mystery, but it’s the characters — including a clockwork octopus — that keep you reading..."

"the result is creepy and compelling..."

"Jane Casey expertly splices the professional and private lives of her protagonist with wit and sensitivity. ..."

"Bouman’s lyrical descriptions...are so good they give you goosebumps..."

"Leon is a superb novelist..."

"In this fine — and beautifully translated — biography of a fictional Korean woman we encounter the real experiences of many women around the world...."

"begins promisingly in Barbara Vine territory..."

"(a) coldly brilliant novel,..."

"we’re soon in typically scarifying Oswald territory..."

"Kehlmann shuffles prose styles as he explores various episodes and protagonists in the conflict...."

"a fireside read, with splinters..."

"The goal of making the reader as powerless to contest the impact of the narrative as the characters are to resist their circumstances is undesirable as well as impractical..."

"has all the dark witty glitter of the earlier volumes in the trilogy..."

"Marina Lewycka touches on the social issues without being heavy-handed..."

"It’s is a corking read..."

"a dense yet exhilarating eco-parable..."

"Greenberg merges the biographical Brontë story with
the landscape of their juvenalia..."

"A haunting and dreamlike wander through the intricacies of Korean society..."