Reviews round-up
Life of M
by Rachel Cusk
3 of 6 critics positive
11 reviews: 3 positives, 1 mixed, 2 pans; 5 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
“more artful than the gossip surrounding it suggests”
Rachel Cusk’s Portmanteau novel
“constructs a portrait of how stardom hides a person's core”
'Life of M' constructs a portrait of how stardom hides a person's core
“explores the fallout from fame, and the blurring between pretence and reality”
Life of M by Rachel Cusk review – is this story of a film star based on Natalie Portman?
“A frustratingly precise character assassination”
Life of M by Rachel Cusk: A frustratingly precise character assassination
“Cusk has, once again, managed to turn herself into the victim”
Rachel Cusk Tried to Caricature Natalie Portman. She Only Caricatured Herself.
“no cruelty, no book”
Life of M by Rachel Cusk — ‘no cruelty, no book’
“Rachel Cusk's latest novel is about the life of a famous actress—or is it?”
Portrait of the Artist as a Movie Star
The controversy over Rachel Cusk’s Life of M misses the point
“how much of it is true? And how much does that matter?”
Rachel Cusk and the limits of truth-telling
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.
