Reviews round-up
Call Me Ishmaelle
by Xiaolu Guo
4 of 5 critics positive
7 reviews: 1 rave, 3 positives, 1 pan; 2 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
Rave
Read the review ↗“it's a triumph”
Review: The literary remix trend comes for Moby-Dick — and it's a triumph
Positive
Read the review ↗“delivers a spectacular retelling of Moby-Dick”
Call Me Ishmaelle by Xiaolu Guo
Positive
Read the review ↗“There ought to be an award for artistic audacity”
A Retelling of ‘Moby-Dick,’ With a Young Woman at Its Center
Positive
Read the review ↗“this gender-flipped Moby-Dick is super”
Retellings are risky – but this gender-flipped Moby-Dick is super
Pan
Read the review ↗“This adaptation of ‘Moby-Dick’ just flounders”
Review | This adaptation of ‘Moby-Dick’ just flounders
Verdict not stated
Read the review ↗Call Me Ishmaelle by Xiaolu Guo review – a gender-swapped Moby-Dick
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.
