Animals

Reviews / Votes

An utterly triumphant ode to female friendship * * ELLE * * Animals beautifully navigates the complexities of intimate relationships. Never cloying or mawkish, it communicates vulnerability, dependence and tenderness, often in a single dazzling line . . . Like a riotous, careening night out, full of bellowing laughter and absurd details, this is a book you'll be talking about for years to come. It marks Unsworth as a tremendous talent -- Kerry Hudson * * Guardian * * What makes this novel so fresh are the unexpected turns the story takes
and the vividness, urgency and idiosyncratic panache of Unsworth's writing * * New York Times * * Animals is a riot. A kind of drunker, swearier Girls. I loved it -- MATT HAIG Hilarious, moving and poetic * * Glamour * * A gloriously over-the-top account of female friendship * * Guardian * * I wish I had written this book . . . Withnail with girls -- CAITLIN MORAN Unsworth's story is more complex than an ode to the party or a call to responsible adulthood, and her characters shine with humanity * * New Yorker * * Savagely funny, clever and wise. If it's not an instant cult classic I'm leaving the cult -- NATHAN FILER What also makes Animals so fresh - apart from Emma Jane Unsworth's lovely turn of phrase and ability to resuscitate the worst hangover you've ever had - is just how filthy these girls are * * Stylist * *