Reviews round-up
Pick a Colour
by Souvankham Thammavongsa
3 of 3 critics positive
4 reviews: 1 rave, 2 positives; 1 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
Rave
Read the review ↗“this debut is a certifiable knockout”
Book review: Vibes aplenty in excellent debut novel
Positive
Read the review ↗“This impressive novel shows how war, colonialism and migration play out in a small room”
Pick a Colour by Souvankham Thammavongsa review – behind the scenes at the nail salon
Positive
Read the review ↗“delights in imagining what manicurists really think about their clients”
Inside the secret world of the nail salon
Verdict not stated
Read the review ↗Review | In ‘Pick a Color,’ the customer isn’t always right
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.
