Reviews round-up
The Wonderful World that Almost Was
by Andrew Durbin
5 of 5 critics positive
6 reviews: 1 rave, 4 positives; 1 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
Rave
Read the review ↗“Beautiful Biography”
Two of Susan Sontag’s Besties Get a Beautiful Biography of Their Own
Positive
Read the review ↗“illuminating dual biography”
The Wonderful World That Almost Was: A Life of Peter Hujar and Paul Thek by Andrew Durbin
Positive
Read the review ↗“brings the late photographer's relationship with the artist Paul Thek to vivid life”
Peter Hujar’s Photos Are All the Rage. He’d Be Shocked.
Positive
Read the review ↗“tender but unflinching account”
The Wonderful World that Almost Was by Andrew Durbin review – the queer artists who shaped New York cool
Positive
Read the review ↗“captures the intensity and intimacy of two of New York’s experimental art-scene visionaries”
The chaos and passion of Peter Hujar and Paul Thek
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.
