Reviews round-up
Twist
by Colum McCann
5 of 8 critics positive
8 reviews: 2 raves, 3 positives, 2 mixed, 1 pan
What the critics said
“His thrilling new novel traces the mysterious cables”
In Twist, Colum McCann examines what connects us
“Surprising and electric, a wired-up story”
Twist by Colum McCann: Surprising and electric, a wired-up story of what it means to bend yourself into new shapes
“crafts a resonant, poetic novel out of the fragility, risks and human loneliness”
Twist — a tale of data, tech dependence and broken connections
“offers an intriguing story of a journalist sent to report”
Twist by Colum McCann
“intense maritime story with echoes of Heart of Darkness”
Twist by Colum McCann review – globalism and a voyage into danger
“feels narratively disheveled, with subplots warmed up”
A Novel Explores the Undersea Cables That Connect the World (Published 2025)
“leans on allusions and maxims in his new novel”
Review | Colum McCann’s ‘Twist’ drags us to the depths of the ocean
“Limp Novel of Digital Life”
Colum McCann’s Limp Novel of Digital Life
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