Ordinary Human Failings

Megan Nolan Press Reviews

'Megan Nolan's debut novel saw her grouped with other Irish millennial women such as Sally Rooney and Naoise Dolan. But with her ambitious and insightful second novel, Ordinary Human Failings, Nolan makes it clear she is not a manifestation of a type, but rather a writer to be read on her own terms' - Financial Times

'One masterful novel... Nolan has excelled herself: Ordinary Human Failings is a raw, pulsing thing... A writer who's still at the start of what promises to be a splendid career. Ordinary Human Failings is a bold and beautiful second novel... daring in all the right ways, but compassionate when it needs to be' - Daily Telegraph

'There is something wonderfully ordinary about this book... Nolan has set out to make a plain three-legged stool rather than an ornate grandfather clock. The corridors of contemporary literature are stuffed with grandfather clocks with faulty mechanisms. How much more valuable is this modest, well-made thing' - Sunday Times

'As much of a compulsive read as the first novel' - The Times

'A subtle, accomplished and lyrical study of familial and intergenerational despair, a quiet book about quiet lives... An excellent novel: politically astute, furious and compassionate... A genuine achievement' - Guardian

'The millennial author everyone should be watching right now' - Daily Telegraph

'Megan Nolan is one of the brightest young things around' - The Times,Summer Reads of 2023*

'A feat of narrative compression that showcases Nolan's talent' - Daily Mail

'An ambitious novel, and the story is told beautifully' - Independent

'Heartbreaking, society-examining stuff' - Vogue