Reviews round-up
Aftertaste
by Daria Lavelle
2 of 3 critics positive
4 reviews: 2 positives, 1 mixed; 1 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
Positive
Read the review ↗“Lavelle riffs on hungry ghost mythology in her delectable debut”
Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle
Positive
Read the review ↗“this is a deliciously silly novel”
Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle review — this is a deliciously silly novel
Mixed
Read the review ↗“sometimes sloppy and occasionally bad? Perhaps, but to read it is a rush”
Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle: A brash novel about early 2000s New York that finds treasure in the trash
Verdict not stated
Read the review ↗“mash-up of satire, ghost story and slushy romance”
Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle review – what exactly is ‘clairgustance’?
Verdicts are read from each outlet's own headline and summary; quotes are their words, credited and linked. Where a paywalled summary does not give the critic's view, we say so rather than guess. How it works.
