Reviews round-up
The Strangers
by Naomi Alderman
4 of 5 critics positive
6 reviews: 2 raves, 2 positives, 1 mixed; 1 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
Rave
Read the review ↗“A wonderful blurring of lines between sci-fi and memoir”
The Strangers by Naomi Alderman: A wonderful blurring of lines between sci-fi and memoir
Rave
Read the review ↗“The Strangers is not just a good book, it’s a special one”
Naomi Alderman’s The Strangers is not just a good book, it’s a special one
Positive
Read the review ↗“a wise and ragged examination of grief”
The Strangers by Naomi Alderman review – where has this odd new species come from?
Positive
Read the review ↗“balances the rawness of grief with the discovery of a wondrous new species”
Naomi Alderman’s The Strangers: life, loss and wildlife miracles
Verdict not stated
Read the review ↗“a curious mix of memoir, supernatural meditation and ecological conspiracy”
The Strangers by Naomi Alderman — the monsters in the garden
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.
