monikasreadingadventures 's review for:

Intimations by Zadie Smith

5.0

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I really enjoyed this collection of essays and loved how Smith has this amazing ability to relate small instances of life to the world at large. As with any essay collection, some essays are more enjoyable than others but I think overall I liked 5/6 of them which is pretty impressive. Smith's writing is superb and the way she describes people makes you picture them instantly and exactly. I think 'Intimations: Debts & Lessons' was my favourite essay as I loved the idea of taking a person from your life or a specific time in your life and summarizing what they mean to you or the mark they left on you.