| None of the leads have any pretensions of making an astute character study or biting social commentary. |
| In its deft social commentary and layered, intelligent prose, the novel is assured and engaging. |
| Any social commentary is mostly of the exactly-what-it-says-on-the-tin variety and is ultimately po-faced and humourless. |
| This mystery is a traditional whodunnit, but with a serious vein of social commentary running through it. |
| When his political aspirations waned, he thought the video would serve as social commentary. |
| She has blurred specificity and social commentary into charged generalities. |
