Reviews round-up
Workhorse
by Caroline Palmer
3 of 5 critics positive
6 reviews: 3 positives, 2 mixed; 1 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
“an immersion into Noughties New York and the ludicrous world of magazines in their heyday”
Workhorse by Caroline Palmer: The Devil Wears Prada, accessorised with Mr Ripley
“makes Devil Wears Prada look like a nice little office job”
Caroline Palmer’s unflinching Workhorse makes Devil Wears Prada look like a nice little office job
“A stylish new novel”
The Talented Mr Ripley Wears Prada? A stylish new novel
“its vile and hilarious heroine is not someone you want to spend so much time with”
Workhorse by Caroline Palmer review – a Devil Wears Prada-style tale of ambition
“plots sag, losing their deviousness and dread”
Workhorse by Caroline Palmer: Nastier and more sophisticated than The Devil Wears Prada
The Last Gasp of Magazine Glamour, as Seen From the Bottom Rung
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.
