Reviews round-up
Shattered
by Hanif Kureishi
5 of 5 critics positive
7 reviews: 1 rave, 4 positives; 2 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
Rave
Read the review ↗“A book of the year”
A book of the year – Hanif Kureishi’s return from the brink of death
Positive
Read the review ↗“astonishing memoir of his life after the fall”
Ungovernable, Capricious Life | Cathleen Schine
Positive
Read the review ↗“broken, bedbound, but unbowed”
Shattered by Hanif Kureishi review – broken, bedbound, but unbowed
Positive
Read the review ↗“a remarkable tale of resilience”
A fall left Hanif Kureishi paralysed. This memoir tells his incredible story
Positive
Read the review ↗“gripping new memoir”
Review | A novelist dictated his gripping new memoir from hospital beds
Verdict not stated
Read the review ↗Paralyzed by a Fall, a Writer Learns Resilience (and Kindness) (Published 2025)
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