Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

White Teeth by Zadie Smith

5 reviews

lanid's review against another edition

emotional funny

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Islamophobia, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Gun violence, War, Racial slurs, Colonisation, Physical abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infidelity, and Lesbophobia

noahsingh's review against another edition

2.0

reaaally don't get why people love this book, it's super Islamophobic and also why does Zadie Smith hate fat people so much.... Get a grip

Also frustrating ending with no real closure re: the marriages, the twins, etc 

soooo many things I disliked about this but saving a Nazi twice as a plot point really killed me what is this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Sexism, Slavery, Islamophobia, Fatphobia, and Racism

Moderate: Police brutality, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, War, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Racial slurs, Homophobia, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Racism, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Lesbophobia, Self harm, Cancer, Bullying, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Cultural appropriation

travisppe's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Wonderfully written. Love multi-generational stories told from diverse perspectives. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Drug use, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Pregnancy, and Death

relf's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A lively saga of two London families, from the World War II friendship of unlikely soldiers Archie Jones and Samad Iqbal, through the '90s with their children taking their places in a very different world. Our main protagonist is Archie's biracial daughter Irie, a clear stand-in for the author, and she is the most fully-formed and sympathetic character. It's a wonderfully drawn picture of London cultures in different eras. For me the tone of social satire becomes more and more pronounced as the book goes on; the second half was really more satire and less heartfelt than the the first. Still, it made a wonderful audiobook.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Colonisation, and War

ramreadsagain's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

 Listen... I wanted to love this, and when I started it I really did. But oh my god it DRAGGED. It provides excellent commentary and insightful ideas, but the narration (a bit holier-than-thou at times) really started to get on my nerves and I was begging for it to be over by the end of it. At over 500 pages of tiny font and huge paragraphs it's much longer than it needed to be. But I'm still giving it three stars because I'm glad I've read it and I would consider it to be a good book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Racism, Religious bigotry, and War

Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Sexual content