Reviews round-up
Land
by Maggie O'Farrell
7 of 9 critics positive
10 reviews: 3 raves, 4 positives, 2 pans; 1 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
“Land is Maggie O’Farrell’s best novel”
Land is Maggie O’Farrell’s best novel
“showcases her genius for infusing painful stories with flashes of pure bliss”
The Art of the Joyful Tearjerker
“Breathtaking epic marks Maggie O’Farrell as a daring chronicler of 19th-century Ireland”
Land review: Breathtaking epic marks Maggie O’Farrell as a daring chronicler of 19th-century Ireland
“Maggie O’Farrell’s ambitious novel of family, Ireland and empire”
Land — Maggie O’Farrell’s ambitious novel of family, Ireland and empire
“an ambitious story of mapmaking in Ireland”
Land by Maggie O’Farrell review – an ambitious story of mapmaking in Ireland
“a rich portrait of family life”
Maggie O’Farrell Draws a New Map of 19th-Century Ireland
“might finally impress the Booker judges”
Maggie O’Farrell’s new novel might finally impress the Booker judges
“This doomladen tale doesn’t quite land”
Land by Maggie O'Farrell book review: This doomladen tale doesn’t quite land
“flattens 19th century Ireland into a theme-pub cliché”
Maggie O'Farrell flattens 19th century Ireland into a theme-pub cliché in her new novel
Maggie O’Farrell’s novel Land explores the lasting legacy of the Great Famine
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