Reviews

White Teeth by Zadie Smith

zarrazine's review

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

suzzeb22's review

3.0

A hilarious story of the interconnected lives of several people beginning in Jamaica during an earthquake and ending up in London throughout the 1970s.
It would not be everyones cup of tea but I thoroughly enjoyed it.

lalexare's review against another edition

4.0

Interessante incontro/scontro tra diverse famiglie, culture, generazioni, ancorate a delle radici alle quali difficilmente si riesce a scappare, che ci si riconosca o meno. L'ho trovato a tratti un po' confusionario, forse per i molti personaggi coinvolti, ma tutto sommato non male.

elliehazel's review

funny reflective slow-paced

• 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

4.5

One thing Zadie can do is WRITE a damn book

martina_otr's review against another edition

4.0

Pensieri sparsi per fare ordine mentale:

1. British humor jumped out and I ate it
2. Che libro. Caos organizzato, pensieri sparsi ma puntuali e critiche che ti arrivano addosso non annunciate come gli schizzi d’acqua al mare
3. Dall’inizio alla fine ho avuto questa sensazione di rincorsa durante la lettura, come se dovessi prendere un treno che sta per partire. Nonostante questo non è un libro esattamente scorrevole, hai bisogno di digerirlo. È frenetico ma ha un suo ritmo e non puoi modificarlo, devi stargli dietro.
4. Ho detestato i personaggi MA li ho amati o ho amato i personaggi perché li ho detestati?
5. Non mi aspettavo una simil saga familiare che coprisse tre generazioni
6. (Collegato a punto 3) ogni pagina mi sembrava lunga tre pagine per la densità di quello che conteneva eppure allo stesso tempo la lettura è volata, c’è del mistico in questo
7. Alterarne la lettura con l’ascolto in audiolibro: miglior decisione di questo maggio 2023

4.5 stelline

harrydixon93's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

leonkoenig's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

lindseyas's review

adventurous challenging funny informative reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

I really thoroughly enjoyed this book. It reminded me of the story structure of "Cloud Cuckoo Land" in the way that is alternated between a large cast of extremely diverse, extremely interesting characters in different phases of life. I like that it went downward in generation but stuck with the same family, and you could always see the previous cast of characters in future chapters/sections. The overarching theme was change, particularly cultural and social change. The youth of the older characters are routinely made either more English or dive deeper into their family culture. They either stray far away from their roots or try to remain as close as possible to where they came from. Their change in mind, heart and spirit is palpable as a reader, and watching young people get moulded by their surroundings was realistic as a once impressionable teen. I really enjoyed the character dynamics, particularly between Samad's twin boys and between the parents of the child cast. Overall, this novel was a combined lighthearted and tough story with simple yet complex characters going about life in the changing decades and millennium. Really fun read.

froggoz13's review against another edition

Will try again later

scohen_'s review

3.0

More like 3.5… amazing characters, but windy/jumpy plot and it was all sometimes too overdone for me. Can’t believe she was 21 when she wrote this. On Beauty up next