The Independent book reviews
16 of the 26 The Independent reviews here with a stated verdict were positive.
Verdict not statedThe Last Kings of Hollywood · Paul Fischer“The toxic friendship that built modern Hollywood”PositiveJan Morris · Sara Wheeler“suggests that was an apt title for an enigmatic and eccentric English writer”PositiveNotes to John · Joan Didion“The strangest and saddest book you will read all year”Verdict not statedDream Count · Chimamanda Ngozi AdichiePositiveFamesick · Lena Dunham“there is so much more to this book than simple score-settling”PositiveSonny Boy: A Memoir · Al Pacino“How Al Pacino overcame tragedy and addiction to become our greatest living actor”PositiveAll the Way to the River · Elizabeth Gilbert“a beguiling tale of drug abuse, addiction, and co-dependent love”Verdict not statedDidion & Babitz · Lili AnolikPositiveGhost Stories · Siri Hustvedt“painful, profound read”PositiveKids, Wait Till You Hear This! · Liza Minnelli“doesn’t want your sympathy – but maybe she deserves it”PanUnleashed · Boris Johnson“twisted, sour and full of yet more lies”PanWe Did OK, Kid: A Memoir · Anthony Hopkins“falls short of capturing the depth his career deserves”MixedWhen the Going Was Good · Graydon Carter“enough to make any journalist today depressed”PositiveA Voyage Around the Queen · Craig Brown“a fun, quirky look at the Queen”PositiveEnough Said · Alan Bennett“remains wonderful company in his latest collection of diaries”Verdict not statedHalf His Age · Jennette McCurdyPanWhat’s With Baum? · Woody Allen“incorrigible story of male lechery”PositiveThe Golden Road · William Dalrymple“The history book that will transform your view of early civilisation”RaveThe Paris Express · Emma Donoghue“proof of Donoghue’s extraordinary talent”RaveThe Siege · Ben Macintyre“Macintyre surpasses himself with a new unputdownable book”PositiveWhat in Me Is Dark · Orlando Reade“fascinating history of John Milton’s epic”PanCher: The Memoir, Part One · Cher“flat new book exposes the limits of the ghostwritten memoir”PositiveSource Code · Bill Gates“paints a more human picture”PanThe Memoir: Part One · Cher“flat new book exposes the limits of the ghostwritten memoir”PositiveAllies at War · Tim Bouverie“A powerful and well-researched study of an alliance that was often fractious or worse”MixedGwyneth: The Biography · Amy Odell“does it actually shed any light on the woman behind the public image”MixedHope: The Autobiography · Pope Francis“he came up short when discussing some of the darkest times in the Catholic Church”MixedLove Magic Power Danger Bliss · Paul Morley“A new book sidelines her partnership with John Lennon”PositiveThe Outrun · Amy Liptrot“Orkney: the perfect cure for a life on the edge”Verdict not statedI Haven't Been Entirely Honest With You · Miranda Hart“was privately having none at all”Verdict not statedYesteryear · Caro Claire BurkePanThe Science of Racism · Keon West“doesn’t teach us the lesson he hoped”