Reviews round-up
Departure(s)
by Julian Barnes
3 of 6 critics positive
11 reviews: 3 positives, 3 mixed; 5 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
“moving and inventive final book”
Julian Barnes departs on his own terms
“bids farewell in his playful new novel”
'Departure(s)' review: Julian Barnes bids farewell in his playful new novel
“It’s well worth reading”
Departures by Julian Barnes: Enjoyable rambling, a story and a grateful goodbye
“reflects on his shortcomings”
In his last book, Julian Barnes circles big ideas and reflects on his shortcomings
“this final novel is a slippery affair”
Departure(s) by Julian Barnes review – this final novel is a slippery affair
“reminds us why he’s a good writer, but not a great one”
Julian Barnes’s last book reminds us why he’s a good writer, but not a great one
Departure(s) by Julian Barnes: Love, sex and a real sense of an ending
Michael Wood · Lucid Wailing: On Julian Barnes
Endgames – at one point Barnes declares that Departure(s) will be his final book
Review | Julian Barnes’s final novel is about Julian Barnes
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.
