Reviews round-up
Long Island
by Colm Tóibín
4 of 6 critics positive
11 reviews: 2 raves, 2 positives, 2 mixed; 5 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
“a masterclass in subtlety and intelligence”
Long Island by Colm Tóibín review – the sequel to Brooklyn is a masterclass in subtlety and intelligence
“the best new novel you’ll read in years”
Colm Tóibín’s Brooklyn sequel is the best new novel you’ll read in years
“irresistible Brooklyn sequel”
Long Island — Colm Tóibín’s irresistible Brooklyn sequel
“more than lives up to its predecessor”
Long Island by Colm Tóibín is a beautiful, wistful sequel to Brooklyn
“A sequel that doesn't fly quite as high”
Long Island by Colm Tóibín review: A sequel that doesn't fly quite as high
Blake Morrison · Havering and Wavering: Colm Tóibín’s ‘Long Island’
Colm Tóibín’s latest tale is bound together by the tension between secrecy and revelation
Long Island by Colm Tóibín: Brooklyn sequel brings Eilis back to Enniscorthy
The Plucky Irish Heroine of ‘Brooklyn’ Is Back — and in Crisis (Published 2024)
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