Reviews round-up
Among Friends
by Hal Ebbott
4 of 5 critics positive
7 reviews: 4 positives, 1 mixed; 2 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
Positive
Read the review ↗“Hal Ebbott's powerful debut novel shatters our expectations”
Among Friends — a betrayal beyond repair
Positive
Read the review ↗“sharp and pleasurable debut”
Among Friends by Hal Ebbott review – how to blow up your life
Positive
Read the review ↗“captures the joy and danger of intimacy”
‘Among Friends’ captures the joy and danger of intimacy
Mixed
Read the review ↗“feels a little old fashioned”
Among Friends by Hal Ebbott: echoes of the dead giants of American literature
Verdict not stated
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