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Zadie Smith

3.52 AVERAGE

zwaan's review

4.5

reflective medium-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

meganhs's review

3.75

challenging emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

fernreading's review against another edition

3.5

funny reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

mariajuszczak's review

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mattbentham277's review

3.5

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

charlotte_aurora_'s review against another edition

3.5

challenging reflective tense 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: Yes

susannahb83's review

3.0

emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lclarotto's review

4.0

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While at first a bit hard to get into, in the end I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Of the Zadie Smith books I've read, I think this is my favourite.

I loved how it was kind of unconventionally structured. Leah's part, almost written like a stream of consciousness, was immersive. Natalie's part, with the short sections, reminded me a bit of Douglas Couoland's writing, particularly Microserfs with the short, concise snapshots that really dig into ideas in succinct ways.

At multiple points I also felt that Smith did a fantastic job of conveying the thought processes of a young woman in her 20s/30s - I found Leah and Natalie to be very relatable.

matcha_pages's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 17%

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Too experimental for me, not a fan of stream of consciousnesses

hearnrietta's review

3.0

challenging medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes