One of the most daringly original and entertaining pieces of fiction I’ve ever read. — Julie Myerson ― Observer Books of the Year
Outline is smoothly accomplished, and fascinating both on the surface and in its depths. — Hilary Mantel ― Guardian Books of the Year
While little happens in Outline, everything seems to happen. You find yourself pulling the novel closer to your face, as if it were a thriller and the hero were dangling over a snake pit. ― New York Times
Cusk is so gifted at distilling the human condition into words that some of her observations have the profundity of those of the great philosophers. ― Independent on Sunday
A stellar accomplishment. ― Guardian
Brilliant . . . absorbing, thought-provoking. ― Evening Standard
Rachel Cusk breaks all the rules . . . Outline captivates. ― Independent
It’s a strange, oblique, devastated novel that inhabits the landscape after a big break-up without giving up any details. It has a chilly beauty, and hasn’t quite left my head since I read it six months ago. — Kazuo Ishiguro ― Financial Times
