Reviews round-up
Open, Heaven
by Seán Hewitt
2 of 2 critics positive
4 reviews: 1 rave, 1 positive; 2 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
Rave
Read the review ↗“an exquisite tale of first love”
Open, Heaven by Seán Hewitt review – an exquisite tale of first love
Positive
Read the review ↗“documents the totalising force of youthful infatuation with fidelity and tenderness”
Open, Heaven by Seán Hewitt: a portrait of the sensualist as a young man
Verdict not stated
Read the review ↗“feels like a...”
Rick O’Shea: One of America’s smartest political minds makes a brave admission about Israel
Verdict not stated
Read the review ↗From Omar El Akkad to Laura Spinney: new books reviewed in short
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