A lot of novels are called “brave”, and they aren’t. This one is.

A brilliantly intense, thought-provoking story

Gripping, well-researched and elegantly written

This courageous and interesting author is that unusual thing, a contemporary moralist

Bold, brave, and uncomfortable… it's a gripping read

The subject matter is brave, the moral perspective complex, the writing vivid

Weston has an unwavering passion for the truth as well as the courage to tell it.

Weston excels at writing about medicine precisely…but with great subtlety of tone that allows readers to appreciate the human faultlines that lie beneath conventional portraits of doctoring.

Weston is a superb writer of lucid and evocative prose… This is not a dark book so much as a deeply thoughtful one

Few writers capture the mentality of surgery as incisively as Ms Weston has managed to. Her experiences in hospitals are palpable on the page.

Highly intense… Impressive stuff.

Extremely powerful.

Extraordinarily powerful.

An important and thought-provoking book.

Will certainly raise questions for further thought by the reader even after putting the book down.

Intense.

The subject matter is brave and necessary… Weston is a superb writer of lucid and evocative prose… This is not a dark book so much as a deeply thoughtful one. I would make it obligatory for the medical curriculum.

Gripping, well-researched and elegantly written – but definitely not for the squeamish.

Scalpel-sharp.

Weston’s fast-paced novel raises questions of integrity, morality and medical ethics.

A powerful piece of writing.

Dirty Work is a fascinating, thought-provoking and at times deeply troubling tale. Weston presents a balanced and brutally honest portrayal of a difficult theme.

Visceral and moving.

Lachyrymachismo. The art of being weepy and tough at the same time. This book has it in spades. Or rather buckets.

The great thing about Roddy Doyle is his ear for the demotic… The Guts is a good read.

Doyle explores post-boom Ireland with gusto.

Unsurprisingly, every bit as good as the original [The Commitments], Doyle is one of those rare writers who never disappoints

Wise, wistful and poignant.

Bittersweet.

Long-awaited sequel.

Doyle’s ear for dialogue is as acute as ever and there’s a lot of amusing asides about contemporary life in this revisiting of much-loved characters.

A book full of Doyle's dark humour mixed with melancholy and wonderful moments of sheer madness.

The feat of The Guts is Doyle’s ability to create in Jimmy a character who hangs together even while so many of his certainties have collapsed. And to get a few good jokes in as well.