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Book reviews, April 2025

58 books reviewed by the critics in April 2025, most-reviewed first.

Cover of Notes to John by Joan Didion

Notes to John

Joan Didion

3 of 8 critics positive · 10 reviews

Cover of 38 Londres Street by Philippe Sands

38 Londres Street

Philippe Sands

3 of 3 critics positive · 9 reviews

Cover of Girl on Girl by Sophie Gilbert

Girl on Girl

Sophie Gilbert

3 of 4 critics positive · 8 reviews

Cover of My Good Bright Wolf by Sarah Moss

My Good Bright Wolf

Sarah Moss

6 of 7 critics positive · 8 reviews

Cover of Parallel Lines by Edward St. Aubyn

Parallel Lines

Edward St. Aubyn

4 of 7 critics positive · 8 reviews

Cover of When the Going Was Good by Graydon Carter

When the Going Was Good

Graydon Carter

4 of 5 critics positive · 8 reviews

Cover of Call Me Ishmaelle by Xiaolu Guo

Call Me Ishmaelle

Xiaolu Guo

4 of 5 critics positive · 7 reviews

Cover of Is a River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane

Is a River Alive?

Robert Macfarlane

4 of 6 critics positive · 7 reviews

Cover of Audition by Katie Kitamura

Audition

Katie Kitamura

3 of 4 critics positive · 6 reviews

Cover of Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata

Vanishing World

Sayaka Murata

2 of 4 critics positive · 6 reviews

Cover of All Fours by Miranda July

All Fours

Miranda July

4 of 4 critics positive · 5 reviews

Children of Radium

Children of Radium

Joe Dunthorne

3 of 3 critics positive · 5 reviews

Cover of Proto by Laura Spinney

Proto

Laura Spinney

2 of 2 critics positive · 5 reviews

Cover of The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia and the World’s Most Coveted Microchip by Stephen Witt

The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia and the World’s Most Coveted Microchip

Stephen Witt

1 of 1 critics positive · 5 reviews

Cover of Allies at War by Tim Bouverie

Allies at War

Tim Bouverie

3 of 3 critics positive · 4 reviews

Cover of Consider Yourself Kissed by Jessica Stanley

Consider Yourself Kissed

Jessica Stanley

4 of 4 critics positive · 4 reviews

Fun and Games

Fun and Games

John Patrick McHugh

4 of 4 critics positive · 4 reviews

Cover of Open, Heaven by Seán Hewitt

Open, Heaven

Seán Hewitt

2 of 2 critics positive · 4 reviews

Cover of Paradise Logic by Sophie Kemp

Paradise Logic

Sophie Kemp

1 of 1 critics positive · 4 reviews

Wellwater

Wellwater

Karen Solie

4 of 4 critics positive · 4 reviews

Cover of Bird School by Adam Nicolson

Bird School

Adam Nicolson

1 of 1 critics positive · 3 reviews

Cover of Days of Light by Megan Hunter

Days of Light

Megan Hunter

1 of 2 critics positive · 3 reviews

Cover of Delusions of Paradise by Maiwand Banayee

Delusions of Paradise

Maiwand Banayee

3 of 3 critics positive · 3 reviews

Eden’s Shore

Eden’s Shore

Oisín Fagan

2 of 2 critics positive · 3 reviews

Cover of Erik Satie Three Piece Suite by Ian Penman

Erik Satie Three Piece Suite

Ian Penman

2 of 2 critics positive · 3 reviews

Idle Grounds

Idle Grounds

Krystelle Bamford

3 of 3 critics positive · 3 reviews

Cover of In the Rhododendrons by Heather Christle

In the Rhododendrons

Heather Christle

1 of 1 critics positive · 3 reviews

Cover of Moral Ambition by Rutger Bregman

Moral Ambition

Rutger Bregman

1 of 3 critics positive · 3 reviews

Cover of Rosarita by Anita Desai

Rosarita

Anita Desai

3 of 3 critics positive · 3 reviews

Cover of Sister Europe by Nell Zink

Sister Europe

Nell Zink

3 of 3 critics positive · 3 reviews

Cover of Story of a Murder by Hallie Rubenhold

Story of a Murder

Hallie Rubenhold

2 of 2 critics positive · 3 reviews

Cover of The Next Day by Melinda French Gates

The Next Day

Melinda French Gates

0 of 2 critics positive · 3 reviews

Cover of The North Road by Rob Cowen

The North Road

Rob Cowen

2 of 2 critics positive · 3 reviews

Cover of The Strange Case of Jane O by Karen Thompson Walker

The Strange Case of Jane O

Karen Thompson Walker

1 of 1 critics positive · 3 reviews

Cover of Affairs by Juliet Rosenfeld

Affairs

Juliet Rosenfeld

1 of 1 critics positive · 2 reviews

Cover of Chopping Onions on My Heart by Samantha Ellis

Chopping Onions on My Heart

Samantha Ellis

1 of 1 critics positive · 2 reviews

Cover of Enough Is Enuf by Gabe Henry

Enough Is Enuf

Gabe Henry

2 reviews, verdicts not stated · 2 reviews

Cover of Greater Sins by Gabrielle Griffiths

Greater Sins

Gabrielle Griffiths

0 of 1 critics positive · 2 reviews

Luminous

Luminous

Silvia Park

2 of 2 critics positive · 2 reviews

Cover of Men of a Certain Age by Kate Mossman

Men of a Certain Age

Kate Mossman

1 of 1 critics positive · 2 reviews

Cover of Nova Scotia House by Charlie Porter

Nova Scotia House

Charlie Porter

1 of 1 critics positive · 2 reviews

Cover of Orpheus Nine by Chris Flynn

Orpheus Nine

Chris Flynn

1 of 1 critics positive · 2 reviews

Out of the Woods

Out of the Woods

Gretchen Shirm

1 of 1 critics positive · 2 reviews

Cover of The Evin Prison Bakers’ Club by Sepideh Gholian

The Evin Prison Bakers’ Club

Sepideh Gholian

2 of 2 critics positive · 2 reviews

Cover of The Homemade God by Rachel Joyce

The Homemade God

Rachel Joyce

2 of 2 critics positive · 2 reviews

The Passenger Seat

The Passenger Seat

Vijay Khurana

2 of 2 critics positive · 2 reviews

Cover of The Sun Was Electric Light by Rachel Morton

The Sun Was Electric Light

Rachel Morton

2 of 2 critics positive · 2 reviews

Cover of We Pretty Pieces of Flesh by Colwill Brown

We Pretty Pieces of Flesh

Colwill Brown

2 of 2 critics positive · 2 reviews

Cover of Forgotten: Searching for Palestine’s Hidden Places and Lost Memorials by Raja Shehadeh and Penny Johnson

Forgotten: Searching for Palestine’s Hidden Places and Lost Memorials

Raja Shehadeh and Penny Johnson

1 of 1 critics positive · 1 review

Cover of I Ate the Whole World to Find You by Rachel Ang

I Ate the Whole World to Find You

Rachel Ang

1 of 1 critics positive · 1 review

Cover of Knife by Salman Rushdie

Knife

Salman Rushdie

1 of 1 critics positive · 1 review

Cover of Love and Fury: The Extraordinary Life, Death and Legacy of Joe Meek by Darryl W. Bullock

Love and Fury: The Extraordinary Life, Death and Legacy of Joe Meek

Darryl W. Bullock

1 of 1 critics positive · 1 review

Cover of Name by Constance Debre

Name

Constance Debre

1 of 1 critics positive · 1 review

Same River, Twice: Putin’s War on Women

Same River, Twice: Putin’s War on Women

Sofi Oksanen

1 of 1 critics positive · 1 review

Cover of The Elephant in the Room by Liz Kalaugher

The Elephant in the Room

Liz Kalaugher

1 of 1 critics positive · 1 review

Cover of Underdogs: The Truth About Britain’s White Working Class by Joel Budd

Underdogs: The Truth About Britain’s White Working Class

Joel Budd

1 of 1 critics positive · 1 review

Cover of We Were There by Lanre Bakare

We Were There

Lanre Bakare

1 of 1 critics positive · 1 review

Who Wants Normal? The Disabled Girls’ Guide to Life

Who Wants Normal? The Disabled Girls’ Guide to Life

Frances Ryan

1 of 1 critics positive · 1 review

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