Review: Everybody by Olivia Laing

An odd if intriguing read

Over the summer, Everybody was everywhere. It came up again and again on my book-heavy Instagram feed. In Foyles Southbank, my local bookshop, it had pride of place in the must-buy section by the door. It had great reviews.

‘Read this book,’ the world seemed to say, and I wanted to. And as it was about bodies and living in them, a big theme in my own bo…