Reviews round-up
This Is Where the Serpent Lives
by Daniyal Mueenuddin
6 of 6 critics positive
9 reviews: 3 raves, 3 positives; 3 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
“brutal, funny and brilliantly told”
This Is Where the Serpent Lives by Daniyal Mueenuddin – set to be a standout novel of 2026
“A future classic, pure and simple”
This is Where the Serpent Lives by Daniyal Mueenuddin: A future classic, pure and simple
“Expect to see this epic novel all over prize lists in 2026”
Expect to see this epic novel all over prize lists in 2026
“recalls the power of Russian classics”
What if Chekhov Had Lived in Pakistan?
“an excoriating epic of class and power”
Daniyal Mueenuddin and the making of 20th-century Pakistan
“was worth the very long wait”
‘This Is Where the Serpent Lives’ was worth the very long wait
This Is Where the Serpent Lives by Daniyal Mueenuddin
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