Reviews round-up
Gunk
by Saba Sams
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 ↗“Author lives up to the hype in debut novel Gunk”
Gunk by Saba Sams: nightclub boss left holding the baby after ex-husband’s one-night stand
Positive
Read the review ↗“profound message about the insufficiency of the nuclear family”
Gunk by Saba Sams review – boozy nights and baby love
Positive
Read the review ↗“joyous debut novel”
Young motherhood reimagined by an exciting new literary voice
Mixed
Read the review ↗“An elusive, idiosyncratic book”
Gunk by Saba Sams: An elusive, idiosyncratic book
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