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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
Finally finished!! Honestly this book was wild and much different than I thought it would be. It was simultaneously a drag and one that I couldn’t put down. I could read a hundred pages at once and then not pick it up again for a few weeks. At the end of the day, I liked that it was all build up to a finale event but wow the twists and turns. Glad I’m finally done with it!!
dark
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Didn’t like the characters and got bored :(
dark
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
funny
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Liked it. Didn't love it. Liked the characters. And there were parts that I REALLY enjoyed, but overall, it was just a good book.
If I were rating this book on a level of writing, I’d give it maybe a 4, because yes the writing was good. It was well written and thorough especially with the characterization of the characters. BUT, I tend to do my ratings based on level of enjoyment which unfortunately is closer to a 2… I just could not get into this book at all. And maybe that’s on my fault, I saved the reading assignments to the last day so I always crammed as much as I could into the last minute. Also, listening to it at 2x speed and very often getting distracted. It just did not catch my interest which made it so hard to enjoy reading it for class. I felt the plot dragged on, even still I don’t really know what the plot was? The climax came at the last 10 pages which was confusing? I don’t really know what happened in the book… or what direction it was heading in.. and I just felt it kinda dragged on. I hate being so critical of it, those are just my thoughts:(
Aunque me ha encantado el estilo de Zadie Smith, creo que "Dientes blancos" tiene demasiados altibajos. Hay partes que enganchan mucho, pero también otras que se hacen pesadas, especialmente la de la segunda generación. Cuando Irie y Millat cobran protagonismo, no puedo evitar echar de menos a Samad y Archie. En definitiva, me ha dejado un poco fría, pero no deja de ser una buena novela. Seguramente daré otra oportunidad a Zadie Smith con "Sobre la belleza" *Creo que la mejor forma de describir esta novela es mediante algún fragmento. He seleccionado un par que he incluido en las Notas al margen, libres de Spoilers. Os animo a leerlos ;)
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was long, spanned half a century and followed three families - and it never got boring. The characters are all so vivid and unique, the prose is so witty, and the social commentary is *chef’s kiss *. It showcased the cyclical nature of human life & history in an amazingly accurate way, as well as the lives of people with different ethnic and religious backgrounds. It taught me a lot about the inner workings of people I rarely meet in my day-to-day life, as well as English culture, and it was a lot of fun.
I did feel like it was maybe a tad too long, and that certain histories of people we meet could have been left out. I’m also not a big fan of the slurs that were used; sometimes they made sense for the characters, but at others it felt more like a sign of the times when this book was released. It is over twenty years old now, after all.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Suicide attempt, War
Moderate: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racism, Xenophobia, Blood
Minor: Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy