Review
Praise for The Catastrophist: 'Has vision, imagination and gravitas. It does what all great novels do: it rises above itself; its themes transcend its narrative.' The Times 'In its moral range,characterisation, and narrative excitement,Bennett has written not only an outstanding novel but one that will see him measured against the best of his contemporaries.' Spectator 'It is a measure of the quality of this novel, and of the vividness of the writing, that it endures comparision with Greene.' Allan Massie, Scotsman
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‘As uncompromising as a biblical text, Bennett’s drama captures life in the raw – both in the dock and the chamber. A modern parable in historic guise’
Independent, 24/6/05 (
Independent 20050612)
‘This is a gripping novel, its narrative staggered with betrayal and intrigue and suffused with the hot threat of violence. Bennett’s prose is economical, powerful, and often poetic' (The Times 20050616)
‘Bennett’s evocation of a corner of England on the edge of apocalypse is wonderfully done… the novel’s language is flowing yet exact, marked with a wonderful strangeness’ (Kathryn Hughes, Guardian 20050611)
'An accomplished and ambitious work of fiction… HAVOC is Bennett’s best novel to date, and deserves a significant place in the modern canon’ (Observer 20050616)
'Superb… already long-listed for the Booker, HAVOC, IN ITS THIRD YEAR has the pedigree of a novel that can, and should, go further. It is a thrillingly satisfying piece of work’ (Sunday Telegraph 20050724)
'Both an atmospheric thriller and a consternating study of the horrors of fundamentalism… grim, compelling and ultimately bracing reading’ (Irish Independent )
‘Searingly powerful… a fable and parable for all times – and ours in particular… sublimely written’ (Stevie Davies, Independent )
‘Bennett is a gifted writer with relentless fascination for misery’
Independent on Sunday, 12/6/05 (
Independent on Sunday )
‘Ronan Bennett’s most accomplished and compelling novel to date’
Observer, 16/6/05 (
Observer )
‘This powerful historical novel resounds with contemporary significance’
Telegraph, 11/6/05 (
Telegraph, )
‘Powerful, atmospheric...particularly strong on evoking physical intimacy’
Guardian, 16/6/05 (
Guardian )
‘Bennett’s compelling story of an honourable man forced to choose between personal and public duty works both as historical fiction and as a subtle, oblique parable for our own times’
The Sunday Times, 24/7/05 (
The Sunday Times )
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