Reviews round-up
The Benefactors
by Wendy Erskine
5 of 5 critics positive
6 reviews: 5 positives; 1 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
Positive
Read the review ↗“beautifully tackled tale of consent”
Book review: Casual misogyny and classism abound in beautifully tackled tale of consent
Positive
Read the review ↗“brings her characters vividly to life in this debut novel”
The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine review – a polyphonic portrait of class and trauma in Belfast
Positive
Read the review ↗“sparklingly polyphonic debut novel set in modern Belfast”
The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine: A sparklingly polyphonic debut novel set in modern Belfast
Positive
Read the review ↗“witty debut novel The Benefactors is a daring deconstruction of time”
Wendy Erskine's memory games
Positive
Read the review ↗“has the style of Woolf but the heart of Dickens”
This Belfast novel has the style of Woolf but the heart of Dickens
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