A Rising of the Lights by Steve Toltz review – a darkly funny take on the male loneliness epidemic
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Source: Guardian Australia
Published: 2026-05-01 06:00 UTC+10:00
Section: Fiction
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Culture & Entertainment
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Snippet:
A miserable misogynist is on a quest for redemption in Toltz’s fourth novel, which fizzes with dynamic prose but struggles to engender empathy for its protagonist
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