Fans of Brandon Taylor’s Booker Prize–shortlisted debut “Real Life” will feel a sense of familiarity in his newest release, “Filthy Animals.” Much like that 2020 novel, “Filthy Animals” questions ...

Last year, reviewing Brandon Taylor’s Booker Prize-shortlisted debut novel, “Real Life,” I mentioned the protagonist’s “emotional distance” becoming “the fulcrum of the plot.” In Taylor’s stunning new ...