Bring the House Down

Charlotte Runcie

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Publisher

Doubleday Books

Date

July 8, 2025

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Fiction
Literary

A theater critic at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe writes a vicious one-star review of a struggling actress he has a one-night stand.

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Rave Toby Litt,
The Guardian (UK)

Entertaining and very timely ... Delightfully excruciating ... One of the most enjoyable novels I’ve read in a long time.

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Rave John Boyne,
Irish Times (IRE)

The premise is brilliant ... Extraordinary ... A powerful read, although there were a few moments that might have been excised ... Timely.

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Rave Kristine Huntley,
Booklist

A sharp, absorbing, thoroughly entertaining send-up of gender politics, the dynamic between critics and artists, and the struggle for women to balance careers and motherhood.

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