Reviews round-up
Theory & Practice
by Michelle de Kretser
5 of 5 critics positive
9 reviews: 5 positives; 4 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
“beautifully sly writer”
A work of fiction feeling its way between idea and execution
“is a potent reminder that the purpose of art is not always distinct from the purpose of life”
Michelle de Kretser writes back to the ‘Woolfmother’ in Theory & Practice
“a rich pleasure”
Theory & Practice by Michelle de Kretser review – art v reality
“we can take the shortcomings of our literary parents and transcend them”
Theory & Practice by Michelle de Kretser: Who’s afraid of the wealth, racism and snootiness of Virginia Woolf?
“whip-smart novel about life and art”
‘Theory & Practice’ is a whip-smart novel about life and art
Ange Mlinko · Morbid Symptoms: ‘Theory and Practice’
A Story of Love, Critical Theory and Other Wild Fictions (Published 2025)
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.
