Reviews round-up
The Young Man
by Annie Ernaux
2 of 3 critics positive
3 reviews: 2 positives, 1 mixed
What the critics said
Positive
Read the review ↗“an expert dissection of sex, age and power”
The Young Man by Annie Ernaux review – an expert dissection of sex, age and power
Positive
Read the review ↗“are among the moving personal stories”
Review | A Nobel Prize winner’s affair — and three other memoirs to read now
Mixed
Read the review ↗“it still fizzles out before the end”
Annie Ernaux won a Nobel Prize – but her fans are blind to her faults
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