PositiveThe Financial TimesThe surprisingly compelling Unstoppable is at its best when recounting Sharapova’s fraught early life ... It’s [Rich] Cohen’s polish that elevates Unstoppable. The writer’s own family memoir, Sweet and Low, is fantastic, and he has written engaging books on topics ranging from The Rolling Stones to the history of Israel. When Sharapova speaks of her father celebrating her Wimbledon victory by drinking 'until the night itself was defeated,' it’s surely Cohen’s voice breaching the surface. The last portion of Unstoppable is an occasionally rote retelling of the ups and downs of Sharapova’s career since her breakthrough.
Emma Straub
MixedThe Financial TimesThe characters in Modern Lovers are often 'not sure' about their emotions, or where they stand on everything ranging from their sexuality to their marriages, which has the effect of making them more wearisome than sympathetic, and the adult characters aren’t as fully realised as the teenagers ... This is a pacy, enjoyable read, but is ultimately undermined by Straub’s attempt to include each and every signifier of life in the Brooklyn of the modern imagination.
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