{"id":20946,"date":"2025-09-14T00:06:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T00:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/20946\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T00:06:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T00:06:19","slug":"the-best-reviewed-books-of-the-week-book-marks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/20946\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2039 The Best Reviewed Books of the Week Book Marks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Elizabeth Gilbert\u2019s All the Way to the River, Sarah Moss\u2019 Ripeness, and Stephen Greenblatt\u2019s Dark Renaissance all feature among the best reviewed books of the week.<\/p>\n

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Fiction<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Schattenfroh<\/a><\/p>\n

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1. Schattenfroh<\/a> by Michael Lentz
(Deep Vellum)<\/p>\n

5 Rave \u2022 2 Positive \u2022 1 Mixed<\/p>\n

\u201cI implore you: If you\u2019ve lately felt too occupied with social media, if you\u2019ve worried over the products of AI, or if you just want to deepen the mysteries of existence with an open and patient mind\u2014pick up Schattenfroh and dedicate some time and effort to it. It couldn\u2019t be any further from our current typical modes, but it functions as a refreshing immersion rather than escapism.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013Jonathan Russell Clark (The Washington Post<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"Clown<\/p>\n

2. Clown Town<\/a> by Mick Herron
(Soho Crime)<\/p>\n

5 Rave \u2022 1 Positive \u2022 1 Mixed<\/p>\n

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\u201cShowcases [Herron\u2019s] unique perspective on spycraft and skill in creating complicated, empathetic characters \u2026 Showcases the series\u2019 best qualities \u2026 The dialogue between its inhabitants is still biting \u2026 The novel\u2019s cast of characters is wide, but written with a surety that renders each unique \u2026 It\u2019s a quirk and a gift that the author can tell such somber, unsettling stories so sprightly.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013E.A. Aymar (The Washington Post<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"Ripeness<\/p>\n

3. Ripeness<\/a> by Sarah Moss
(Farrar, Straus and Giroux)<\/p>\n

4 Rave \u2022 1 Positive \u2022 2 Mixed
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\u201cMoss\u2019s writing has always been characterised by its range, and the latest novel does not disappoint \u2026 Part of the attraction of this captivating novel is Moss\u2019s curiosity about different ways of knowing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013Michael Cronin (The Irish Times<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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\"Dark<\/p>\n

1. Dark Renaissance: The Dangerous Times and Fatal Genius of Shakespeare\u2019s Greatest Rival<\/a> by Stephen Greenblatt
(W. W. Norton & Company)<\/p>\n

7 Rave \u2022 1 Positive<\/p>\n

\u201cThe book teems with the erudition and wonder that permeates Greenblatt\u2019s Will in the World and The Swerve \u2026 Less a straightforward biography, more an evocation of Marlowe\u2019s milieu, swimming in lush detail, immersing us in England\u2019s social ferment at a hinge moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013Hamilton Cain (The Boston Globe<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"All<\/p>\n

2. All the Way to the River: Love, Loss, and Liberation<\/a> by Elizabeth Gilbert
(Riverhead)<\/p>\n

3 Rave \u2022 5 Positive \u2022 2 Mixed \u2022 1 Pan<\/p>\n

\u201cFans of her more lighthearted memoir and novels may be shocked by this book\u2019s intensity, but it\u2019s a brave story with an ultimately hopeful outcome. Anyone who has faced addiction\u2014or loved someone who has\u2014will recognize and be moved by Gilbert\u2019s journey.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013Candace Smith (Booklist<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"Does<\/p>\n

3. Does This Make Me Funny?: Essays<\/a> by Zosia Mamet
(Viking)<\/p>\n

2 Rave \u2022 1 Positive<\/p>\n

\u201cIntimate, funny, and sometimes harrowing \u2026 There\u2019s more heft here than in standard-issue showbiz memoirs: Mamet\u2019s struggles with self-doubt and self-definition resonate, and her jokes land more like attempts at maintaining good humor in the face of a cruel world than pure silliness. This is a must for\u00a0Girls\u00a0fans, aspiring actors, and young women attempting to figure out who they are. \u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013Publishers Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n

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