The Critic book reviews
2 of the 7 The Critic reviews here with a stated verdict were positive.
Verdict not statedCommunion · J. D. VanceMixedThe Castle · Jon Ronson“Does Jon Ronson have anything to tell us about “unravelling” men?”Verdict not statedA Sudden Flicker of Light · David ThomsonPanGirl on Girl · Sophie Gilbert“Women deserve better histories”Verdict not statedThe New Dark Ages · James MarriottPanWhat If Reform Wins · Peter Chappell“Westminster panic attack in novel form”PositiveFlesh · David Szalay“The story of a lifetime”Verdict not statedOpen Socrates · Agnes CallardPanChanging My Mind · Julian Barnes“being a woke extremist is not confined to Gen Z”Verdict not statedShattered Lands · Sam Dalrymple“There are many mansions in the house of history but some are built on strange foundations.”Verdict not statedAgainst Identity · Alexander DouglasVerdict not statedAnother World · Melvyn BraggVerdict not statedCrossing the Wine Dark Sea · Emily Wilson“Lost in translation”PanDomination · Alice Roberts“History hamstrung by anti-Christian agenda”Verdict not statedFriends in Youth · Minoo DinshawVerdict not statedQueen James · Gareth RussellVerdict not statedThe Grammar of Angels · Edward Wilson-LeeVerdict not statedPassage · Colin ThubronPositiveThe Quantity Theory of Morality · Will Self“Self’s the man”