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perceptive

[per-sep-tiv] / pərˈsɛp tɪv /


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As writers and scholars, Lewis and Tolkien ranked among the most perceptive critics of burgeoning totalitarian movements such as Nazism and communism, in no small part due to their shared Christian faith.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Taylor is one of the most emotionally perceptive fiction writers working today, and his third novel, set in the New York art world, is his best.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

Unburdened by the contemporary setting that sometimes trips up a filmmaker’s boldest ideas, Mona Fastvold’s “The Testament of Ann Lee” is perhaps the year’s most extraordinarily perceptive film.

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2025

Twelve months on, their visit brought more words of caution from Amorim about his side's evolution that proved equally perceptive.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

My mother thought I was brave and perceptive and smart.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine




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