Review

Sleepwalk by Dan Chaon review: Both insane and insanely brilliant
Sleepwalk
dystopia

Sleepwalk by Dan Chaon review: Both insane and insanely brilliant

Dixon and Daughters: Vital National Theatre production shows how trauma can echo through generations of women
Actress Bríd Brennan (Mary) sits on the sofa in Dixon and Daughters at the National Theatre.
review

Dixon and Daughters: Vital National Theatre production shows how trauma can echo through generations of women

The best TV of the year 2023
A compilation of great TV shows from 2023
TV

The best TV of the year 2023

Never Was by H Gareth Gavin review: 'A dreamy and promising debut'
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Fiction

Never Was by H Gareth Gavin review: 'A dreamy and promising debut'

A blast of Benidorm will make everything seem sunny
Benidorm cast
opinion

A blast of Benidorm will make everything seem sunny

Biography of X review by Catherine Lacey: 'A stroke of genius'
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Fiction

Biography of X review by Catherine Lacey: 'A stroke of genius'

Missing: A nifty tech thriller that raises the bar
Storm Reid and Megan Sure in Missing.
Review

Missing: A nifty tech thriller that raises the bar

The Mandalorian season 3 finale: Is this too much Star Wars?
Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and Grogu in Lucasfilm's The Mandalorian, season three, on Disney+. Image: ©2023 Lucasfilm Ltd
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The Mandalorian season 3 finale: Is this too much Star Wars?

Shy review: Max Porter's spectacular novel unpacks teen attitudes to masculinity
Shy by Max Porter
Fiction

Shy review: Max Porter's spectacular novel unpacks teen attitudes to masculinity

Eddie Piller's electrifying trip back to Mod's second wave
Eddie Piller book
Memoir

Eddie Piller's electrifying trip back to Mod's second wave

Greek Lessons by Han Kang review: A luminous reflection on the difficulties of language
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Fiction

Greek Lessons by Han Kang review: A luminous reflection on the difficulties of language

The Long Form by Kate Briggs: Profoundly ambiguous, wonderfully unstructured
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The Long Form by Kate Briggs: Profoundly ambiguous, wonderfully unstructured

The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng review: Compelling drama set in the shadow of Empire
Historical fiction

The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng review: Compelling drama set in the shadow of Empire

Thirsty Animals review: A dystopian future 'impeccably depicted'
Thirsty Animals
Dystopian fiction

Thirsty Animals review: A dystopian future 'impeccably depicted'

Death Watch review: Killer timepieces and the emptiness of consumerism
Death Watch
Dark satire

Death Watch review: Killer timepieces and the emptiness of consumerism

God's Creatures: Paul Mescal flexes his brogue in artfully bleak Irish family drama
Paul Mescal as Brian O’Hara and Emily Watson as his mother Aileen in God's Creatures.
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God's Creatures: Paul Mescal flexes his brogue in artfully bleak Irish family drama

Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton review: 'Nothing like you'll expect'
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Reading list

Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton review: 'Nothing like you'll expect'

Porn: An Oral History could have been fascinating
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non fiction

Porn: An Oral History could have been fascinating

Rise and Fall is a microcosm for our whole class-obsessed country
Rise and Fall contestants
capitalism

Rise and Fall is a microcosm for our whole class-obsessed country

Brutes by Dizz Tate review: Disrupting the 'missing girl' trope
Brutes by Dizz Tate
fiction

Brutes by Dizz Tate review: Disrupting the 'missing girl' trope