Book reviews, November 2025

34 books reviewed by the critics in November 2025, most-reviewed first.

Cover of Book of Lives by Margaret Atwood

Book of Lives

Margaret Atwood

7 of 9 critics positive · 11 reviews

Cover of We Did OK, Kid: A Memoir by Anthony Hopkins

We Did OK, Kid: A Memoir

Anthony Hopkins

4 of 6 critics positive · 8 reviews

Cover of Crick: A Mind in Motion by Matthew Cobb

Crick: A Mind in Motion

Matthew Cobb

4 of 4 critics positive · 6 reviews

Cover of One Aladdin Two Lamps by Jeanette Winterson

One Aladdin Two Lamps

Jeanette Winterson

4 of 5 critics positive · 6 reviews

Cover of Liars by Sarah Manguso

Liars

Sarah Manguso

2 of 2 critics positive · 5 reviews

Cover of Service by John Tottenham

Service

John Tottenham

4 of 4 critics positive · 5 reviews

Cover of Vaim by Jon Fosse

Vaim

Jon Fosse

3 of 3 critics positive · 5 reviews

Cover of Luigi: The Making and the Meaning by John H. Richardson

Luigi: The Making and the Meaning

John H. Richardson

0 of 2 critics positive · 4 reviews

Cover of Queen Esther by John Irving

Queen Esther

John Irving

0 of 4 critics positive · 4 reviews

Cover of The Silver Book by Olivia Laing

The Silver Book

Olivia Laing

1 of 2 critics positive · 4 reviews

Cover of Tom’s Crossing by Mark Z. Danielewski

Tom’s Crossing

Mark Z. Danielewski

2 of 4 critics positive · 4 reviews

Cover of Beasts of the Sea by Iida Turpeinen

Beasts of the Sea

Iida Turpeinen

3 of 3 critics positive · 3 reviews

Cover of In Love With Love by Ella Risbridger

In Love With Love

Ella Risbridger

2 of 2 critics positive · 3 reviews

Cover of Other People’s Fun by Harriet Lane

Other People’s Fun

Harriet Lane

2 of 2 critics positive · 3 reviews

Cover of Slow Poison by Mahmood Mamdani

Slow Poison

Mahmood Mamdani

0 of 1 critics positive · 3 reviews

Cover of The Dinner Party by Viola van de Sandt

The Dinner Party

Viola van de Sandt

2 of 2 critics positive · 3 reviews

Cover of The Mushroom Tapes by Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein

The Mushroom Tapes

Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein

2 of 2 critics positive · 3 reviews

Cover of Borderline Fiction by Derek Owusu

Borderline Fiction

Derek Owusu

1 of 1 critics positive · 2 reviews

Cover of Dear England: Lessons in Leadership by Gareth Southgate

Dear England: Lessons in Leadership

Gareth Southgate

0 of 2 critics positive · 2 reviews

Cover of Holbein: Renaissance Master by Elizabeth Goldring

Holbein: Renaissance Master

Elizabeth Goldring

2 of 2 critics positive · 2 reviews

Cover of The Hiding Place by Kate Mildenhall

The Hiding Place

Kate Mildenhall

2 of 2 critics positive · 2 reviews

Cover of The Once and Future Riot by Joe Sacco

The Once and Future Riot

Joe Sacco

1 of 1 critics positive · 2 reviews

Cover of The Rot by Evelyn Araluen

The Rot

Evelyn Araluen

2 of 2 critics positive · 2 reviews

The Transformations

The Transformations

Andrew Pippos

2 of 2 critics positive · 2 reviews

Cover of The Wax Child by Olga Ravn

The Wax Child

Olga Ravn

2 of 2 critics positive · 2 reviews

Cover of Things That Disappear by Jenny Erpenbeck

Things That Disappear

Jenny Erpenbeck

1 of 1 critics positive · 2 reviews

Cover of Feminist History for Every Day of the Year by Kate Mosse

Feminist History for Every Day of the Year

Kate Mosse

1 of 1 critics positive · 1 review

Cover of Future Boy by Michael J Fox

Future Boy

Michael J Fox

1 of 1 critics positive · 1 review

Cover of King Sorrow by Joe Hill

King Sorrow

Joe Hill

1 of 1 critics positive · 1 review

Loren Ipsum

Andrew Gallix

1 of 1 critics positive · 1 review

Cover of Murder in the Cathedral by Kerry Greenwood

Murder in the Cathedral

Kerry Greenwood

0 of 1 critics positive · 1 review

Cover of The Matchbox Girl by Alice Jolly

The Matchbox Girl

Alice Jolly

1 review, verdicts not stated · 1 review

The School of Night

The School of Night

Karl Ove Knausgård

1 review, verdicts not stated · 1 review

Cover of Wings by Paul McCartney

Wings

Paul McCartney

1 of 1 critics positive · 1 review

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