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incisive

[in-sahy-siv] / ɪnˈsaɪ sɪv /




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It "pulls off an incredible double feat: it succeeds as both a romance and an incisive postcolonial novel," said Brown.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

For PSG, there was the composure and speed of Vitinha, the incisive passes and clinical finishing of Dembele and the moments of Kvaratskhelia magic.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Epic novels like the 800-page “Anna Karenina” have fallen out of favor, replaced by short, incisive literature that mimics our digital lives.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Her writing has always been evocative and incisive, and her economical prose in this book possesses the same kind of rhythms she describes in the music, poetry, film or other art she illustrates.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Some incisive commentary which no one in her audiences could fully comprehend.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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