Levels of Life is a 2013 memoir by English author Julian Barnes, dedicated to his wife Pat Kavanagh, a literary agent who died in 2008.

[1] The book comprises three essays:[1] Upon release, Levels of Life was generally well-received among the British press.

On The Omnivore, the book received an "omniscore" of 4.5 out of 5 based on British critic reviews.

[3] Culture Critic gave it an aggregated critic score of 74 percent based on an accumulation of British and Scottish press reviews.

[4] The Bookseller reported on reviews from several publications with a rating scale for the novel out of "Top form", "Flawed but worth a read", and "Disappointing": Sunday Telegraph, Observer, Times, Sunday Times, Guardian, and Financial Times reviews under "Top form".