Reviews round-up
Hunchback
by Saou Ichikawa
2 of 2 critics positive
3 reviews: 2 raves; 1 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
Rave
Read the review ↗“gloriously transgressive debut”
Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa review – favours for furikake
Rave
Read the review ↗“one of the boldest I’ve read in years”
This novel about a disabled porn writer is one of the boldest I’ve read in years
Verdict not stated
Read the review ↗While Her Body Struggles to Stay Alive, Her Brain Writes Porn (Published 2025)
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.
