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A review by stephibabes
White Teeth by Zadie Smith
3.0
I think I willed myself to like this more than I actually did. I think maybe that is more me than author. I loved the complex interplay of relationships and changing circumstances. The coming of age of the children into their young adulthood and its consequences was incredibly well woven. I think I found the novel overall long (but could be attributed to the gap in listening due to audiobook issues - see below).
But I am interested to read more Zadie Smith in the future. She is clearly a very skilled contemporary story teller and weaves fantastic worlds that explore the difficult and messy interconnected class, race, gender dynamics across generations.
So I started listening to this on Spotify as they newly announced being able to listen to audiobooks as part of premium which I already have. I was 80% through when Spotify then said I had run out of listening time for the month. It was not clear that there was a limited number of hours per month, so part way through I just stopped being able to access the audiobook. I could "top-up" and purchase more hours but it would cost £10. Nah mate. Do one. So I went back to my trusty Libby app and borrowed the audiobook from the library. Which I will continue to do as my experience of both Audible and Spotify have been rubbish and I cannot fault Libby. Libby brings me endless joy.
But I am interested to read more Zadie Smith in the future. She is clearly a very skilled contemporary story teller and weaves fantastic worlds that explore the difficult and messy interconnected class, race, gender dynamics across generations.
So I started listening to this on Spotify as they newly announced being able to listen to audiobooks as part of premium which I already have. I was 80% through when Spotify then said I had run out of listening time for the month. It was not clear that there was a limited number of hours per month, so part way through I just stopped being able to access the audiobook. I could "top-up" and purchase more hours but it would cost £10. Nah mate. Do one. So I went back to my trusty Libby app and borrowed the audiobook from the library. Which I will continue to do as my experience of both Audible and Spotify have been rubbish and I cannot fault Libby. Libby brings me endless joy.