Reviews round-up
The First House
by Avni Doshi
2 of 3 critics positive
4 reviews: 2 positives, 1 mixed; 1 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
Positive
Read the review ↗“a visceral story about the collapse of a ‘perfect’ life”
First House: a visceral story about the collapse of a ‘perfect’ life and the imagining of a new one
Positive
Read the review ↗“an intense portrait of marriage and freedom”
The First House by Avni Doshi review – an intense portrait of marriage and freedom
Mixed
Read the review ↗“marred by overbearing metaphors”
Avni Doshi’s portrait of an unravelling mind
Verdict not stated
Read the review ↗“darkness in the domestic”
The First House by Avni Doshi — darkness in the domestic
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