RaveThe Newton Review of Books (AUS)Each generation has their obsessions, and New Animal is a book for this generation, where young people explore extremes. Though Amelia chooses a particularly hard rock to climb to find herself ... the writing can seem emotionally flat because there is no outside input to show what is happening to this young woman. It’s not funny; it’s a road accident unfolding in front of you. There is nothing you can do except watch it happen ... New Animal is an excellent exploration of how grief can impact a young person’s life.
