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A review in ''The Guardian'' called it "the finest novel yet from one of the great writers of our time."<ref name="Harris">https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/sep/25/our-evenings-by-alan-hollinghurst-review-his-finest-novel-yet</ref> |
A review in ''The Guardian'' called it "the finest novel yet from one of the great writers of our time."<ref name="Harris">{{cite news |last1=Harris |first1=Alexandra |title=Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst review – his finest novel yet |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/sep/25/our-evenings-by-alan-hollinghurst-review-his-finest-novel-yet |access-date=24 November 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=25 September 2024}}</ref> |
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A review in the ''Financial Times'' by [[Simon Schama]] wrote "I’m not sure any living writer is quite as good as taking you there so immersively that you take in the feel of things, along with the play of all the other senses", however "In the end Our Evenings is a page turner but in a dutiful rather than a compulsive way. A succession of memorial services close the arc of the story but whomever the eulogies are for, when you close the book, you’re not going to miss them that much."<ref name="FT">https://www.ft.com/content/cf85f9dd-39db-4d23-a920-5a3d4a0d0f56</ref> |
A review in the ''Financial Times'' by [[Simon Schama]] wrote "I’m not sure any living writer is quite as good as taking you there so immersively that you take in the feel of things, along with the play of all the other senses", however "In the end Our Evenings is a page turner but in a dutiful rather than a compulsive way. A succession of memorial services close the arc of the story but whomever the eulogies are for, when you close the book, you’re not going to miss them that much."<ref name="FT">{{cite news |last1=Schama |first1=Simon |title=Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst — a gay coming-of-age novel |url=https://www.ft.com/content/cf85f9dd-39db-4d23-a920-5a3d4a0d0f56 |access-date=24 November 2024 |work=Financial Times |date=3 October 2024}}</ref> |
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A review in the ''Sunday Times'' wrote "at the sentence level, Hollinghurst remains an English stylist without obvious living equal."<ref name="Sunday Times">https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/our-evenings-by-alan-hollinghurst-review-a-novelist-without-living-equal-x6mzc5gfq</ref> |
A review in the ''Sunday Times'' wrote "at the sentence level, Hollinghurst remains an English stylist without obvious living equal."<ref name="Sunday Times">{{cite news |last1=Maier |first1=John |title=Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst review — the best living English novelist? |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/our-evenings-by-alan-hollinghurst-review-a-novelist-without-living-equal-x6mzc5gfq |access-date=24 November 2024 |work=www.thetimes.com |date=4 October 2024 |language=en}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 08:40, 24 November 2024
Our Evenings is a 2024 novel by Alan Hollinghurst.
Reception
A review in The Guardian called it "the finest novel yet from one of the great writers of our time."[1]
A review in the Financial Times by Simon Schama wrote "I’m not sure any living writer is quite as good as taking you there so immersively that you take in the feel of things, along with the play of all the other senses", however "In the end Our Evenings is a page turner but in a dutiful rather than a compulsive way. A succession of memorial services close the arc of the story but whomever the eulogies are for, when you close the book, you’re not going to miss them that much."[2]
A review in the Sunday Times wrote "at the sentence level, Hollinghurst remains an English stylist without obvious living equal."[3]
References
- ^ Harris, Alexandra (25 September 2024). "Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst review – his finest novel yet". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ Schama, Simon (3 October 2024). "Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst — a gay coming-of-age novel". Financial Times. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ Maier, John (4 October 2024). "Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst review — the best living English novelist?". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 24 November 2024.