Reviews round-up
Mothers and Sons
by Adam Haslett
4 of 4 critics positive
6 reviews: 1 rave, 3 positives; 2 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
Rave
Read the review ↗“the masterful novel 'Mothers and Sons'”
Secrets feed on time in the masterful novel 'Mothers and Sons'
Positive
Read the review ↗“Haslett’s irresistable latest”
Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett
Positive
Read the review ↗“a moving treatise of family dynamics”
Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett review – a moving treatise of family dynamics
Positive
Read the review ↗“a hypnotic look at people running from the past”
‘Mothers and Sons’ is a hypnotic look at people running from the past
Verdict not stated
Read the review ↗Important, noble jobs help a mother and son avoid each other, until they can’t
Verdict not stated
Read the review ↗The Past Comes Calling for a Tightly Wound Lawyer (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.
