CRITICISM

Akins, Ellen. “Worlds of Possibility.” Los Angeles Times Book Review (29 August 1993): 2, 9.

A positive review of The Rest of Life.

Becker, Alida. “The Arts of Love.” Washington Post Book World (31 March 1985): 6.

A positive review of Men and Angels.

Cooper-Clark, Diana. “An Interview with Mary Gordon.” Commonweal (9 May 1980): 270-3.

Gordon discusses her literary influences, religious views, and the critical reception of Final Payments.

Earnshaw, Doris. Review of Good Boys and Dead Girls and Other Essays, by Mary Gordon. World Literature Today 66, No. 2 (Spring 1992): 349-50.

A positive review of Good Boys and Dead Girls.

Eder, Richard. “Harp Harpy and Her Brood.” Los Angeles Times Book Review (22 October 1989): 3, 12.

A tempered review of The Other Side.

Eder, Richard. Review of Men and Angels, by Mary Gordon. Los Angeles Times Book Review (14 April 1985): 3, 7.

An unfavorable review of Men and Angels.

Flanagan, Mary. “Threnody for Marriage.” New Statesman and Society (2 February 1990): 34.

A positive review of The Other Side.

Gray, Paul. “Daughters.” Time (20 April 1987): 74.

A favorable review of Temporary Shelter.

Gray, Paul. “Meditations on Motherhood.” Time (1 April 1985): 77.

An unfavorable review of Men and Angels.

Hughes, Kathryn. “Great Divides.” New Statesman & Society (28 January 1994): 38-9.

A favorable review of The Rest of Life.

Kakutani, Michiko. “After Faith and Family, Stories of Sexual Love.” The New York Times (3 August 1993): C17.

A favorable review of The Rest of Life.

Kakutani, Michiko. “How Could He Have Been Her Wonderful Father?” The New York Times (3 May 1996): C29.

A positive review of The Shadow Man.

Kakutani, Michiko. “Past Traced to the Present in a Family's Intricate Story.” The New York Times (10 October 1989): C21.

A positive review of The Other Side.

Kaye-Kantrowitz, Melanie. “In the New New World.” The Women's Review of Books VII, No. 7 (April 1990): 7-9.

A positive review of The Other Side.

Knapp, Mona. Review of The Rest of Life, by Mary Gordon. World Literature Today 69, No. 1 (Winter 1995): 139.

A positive review of The Rest of Life.

Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher. “Books of the Times.” The New York Times (9 April 1987): C25.

A positive review of Temporary Shelter.

Leonard, John. Review of The Other Side, by Mary Gordon. The Nation (27 November 1989): 653, 655.

A favorable review of The Other Side.

Milton, Edith. “Essayists of the Eighties.” The Women's Review of Books VIII, Nos. 10-11 (July 1991): 20-1.

A positive review of Good Boys and Dead Girls.

O'Rourke, William. “A Father Father Figure.” The Nation (28 February 1981): 245-6.

A negative review of The Company of Women.

Phillips, Robert. “A Language for Compassion.” Commonweal (17 May 1985): 308-9.

A positive review of Men and Angels.

Reed, Kit. “The Devlins and Their Discontents.” Washington Post Book World (8 October 1989): 4.

A tempered review of The Other Side.

Ruta, Suzanne. “Feet of Clay.” The Women's Review of Books XIII, Nos. 10-11 (July 1996): 26-7.

A review of The Shadow Man.

See, Carolyn. Review of Temporary Shelter, by Mary Gordon. Los Angeles Times Book Review (12 July 1987): 10.

A positive review of Temporary Shelter.

Sheppard, R. Z. “A Prodigal Daughter Returns.” Time (16 February 1981): 79.

A positive review of The Company of Women.

Skow, John. “Dad Revisited.” Time (27 May 1996): 82-3.

A tempered review of The Shadow Man.

Weeks, Brigitte. “Group Portrait with Felicitas.” Washington Post Book World (22 February 1981): 3.

A positive review of The Company of Women.

Additional coverage of Gordon's life and career is contained in the following sources published by the Gale Group: Contemporary Authors, Vol. 102; Contemporary Authors New Revision Series, Vol. 44; Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vol. 6; Dictionary of Literary Biography Yearbook, Vol. 81; and Major 20th-Century Writers.