September’s Best Reviewed Fiction

Marlon James's "The Disappearers," Emily St. John Mandel's "Exit Party," and Emma Cline's "Switzy" are among the best reviewed fiction titles of September. Published by Book Marks, these novels have garnered rave reviews from critics.

"The Disappearers," written by Marlon James, has received 17 rave reviews, 4 positive, and 2 mixed. A review in The Boston Globe praises it as "a harrowing, hilarious, magnificent novel" that "will stand the test of time." James is described as an inventor of his own literary language, punctuated by puns, music, and elegant flourishes, while also jolting the narrative in unexpected ways.

Emily St. John Mandel's "Exit Party" has garnered 18 rave reviews, 2 positive, 1 mixed, and 1 pan. An interview with Mandel in The New York Times Book Review describes the novel as "ambitious and captivating," and a success in combining elements of her early crime novels with her later speculative works like "Station Eleven."

Emma Cline's "Switzy" has been reviewed by 8 readers, with 8 raves, 3 positives, and 2 mixed. The Substack review describes the book as hypnotic, with the author managing to create an illusion of a decaying mind while engineering its own expiration. Cline's work is said to pull the dramatic irony tight without revealing the strings, evoking an essential yearning in every human being.