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isabookabel's review against another edition
3.0
Undoubtedly brilliant writing but the form of weaving one story into into another into another probably just wasn't for me - was very well read on audiobook but I needed to be paying a lot of attention because of this and so may have missed finer details.
robyn1998's review
DNF
I stopped listening to this during "Words and Music". The whole thing up til that point was a pointless, pompous, directionless mess. I loved White Teeth and NW, I enjoyed Swing Time, hated the Autograph man... Zadie Smith's writing seems wildly variable. Why does she intentionally confuse the reader- is it to make herself feel intelligent?
I own The Fraud and I'll give it a try but I'm not hopeful about how much I'll enjoy it considering how many of her books have been misses for me.
I stopped listening to this during "Words and Music". The whole thing up til that point was a pointless, pompous, directionless mess. I loved White Teeth and NW, I enjoyed Swing Time, hated the Autograph man... Zadie Smith's writing seems wildly variable. Why does she intentionally confuse the reader- is it to make herself feel intelligent?
I own The Fraud and I'll give it a try but I'm not hopeful about how much I'll enjoy it considering how many of her books have been misses for me.
babymandrake_666's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
dogsbooksandpizza's review against another edition
Boring, couldn’t pay attention.
belleohara30_'s review
2.0
2.5, don't think I'm a big short story person. Felt difficult to follow at times
johiggs's review
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.25
maxieb's review
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
really great collection of short stories...very interesting and easy read
jackalope_tale's review
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0