Reviews round-up
Gordon Brown
by James Macintyre
2 of 4 critics positive
5 reviews: 1 rave, 1 positive, 2 mixed; 1 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
Rave
Read the review ↗“a man of exceptional vision and probity”
Gordon Brown by James Macintyre review – a very different kind of politician | Biography books
Positive
Read the review ↗“has grown in stature since leaving No 10”
How to be an ex-PM — the afterlife of Gordon Brown
Mixed
Read the review ↗“All duty, no dazzle”
Gordon Brown: Power with Purpose by James Macintyre – All duty, no dazzle
Mixed
Read the review ↗“this new biography is far too complimentary”
This weighty biography gives Gordon Brown more credit than he deserves
Verdict not stated
Read the review ↗Andy Beckett · ‘We used to have fun’: Gordon Brown Reconsidered
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