Reviews round-up
Men in Love
by Irvine Welsh
2 of 4 critics positive
5 reviews: 1 rave, 1 positive, 1 mixed, 1 pan; 1 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
Rave
Read the review ↗“his paciest, funniest book in years”
Men in Love by Irvine Welsh review: 'his paciest, funniest book in years'
Positive
Read the review ↗“Welsh’s deeper ambition is sincerity in a novel about growing up and searching”
Men in Love by Irvine Welsh: The Trainspotting gang return with a new addiction
Mixed
Read the review ↗“why are we still trapped in the Trainspotting moment?”
Men in Love by Irvine Welsh review – the Trainspotting boys grow up
Pan
Read the review ↗“It’s a zombie reboot”
It’s a zombie reboot — Irvine Welsh’s new Trainspotting novel
Verdict not stated
Read the review ↗Are the Lads in ‘Trainspotting’ Ready to Settle Down?
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.
