On Beauty by Zadie Smith by Zadie Smith, Zadie Smith

3.83 AVERAGE

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msmatta28's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH
Trial ended. Will get and finish later

peytonsurp's review against another edition

4.5
emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jofofreeman's review against another edition

5.0
Gah, at the farmer’s market right now wishing I had free reign to cry! I honestly wasn’t moved to like, FLIP the pages hardcore through most of the book until the last like hundred, maybe because it all just felt ‘real.’ But dang… loved it. Near the end there were like three spots where my brain started feeling fuzzy and my thoughts were swimming, and I realized I just needed to cry, and that was all. Luckily, it’s a sweaty day at the market so I can play it off easily.
I just felt a lot, watching all the characters find themselves through this chaos and pain.

amylase's review against another edition

3.75
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
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jenuu's review against another edition

5.0
emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

emmabalon's review against another edition

4.0
emotional reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kirsi's review against another edition

4.0
emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated

literary_lauraaa's review against another edition

3.75
challenging slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

fionakarys's review against another edition

2.5
reflective slow-paced

simonalvey's review against another edition

5.0
A joy of a book, with wonderful insights about family, ideas of art and the ongoing fights of academia. There is something wonderfully self-contained about the campus novel which makes it a relaxing read during the current crisis, it is possible to get wrapped up in the issues of a small, deeply intelligent community without thinking of other things. I think that more would be made of the power relationships that the book contains if written now, and its points can feel hammered home, but these are quibbles