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NW by Zadie Smith
2.0

Zadie Smith is one of my favorite authors currently living on this planet. That's why it pains me so much to say how little I liked this book.

There were small flashes of brilliance, sure. But where was the story? I wanted some sort of cohesion.. and maybe that was the point? But if so, the point was made at the sacrifice of the reader's enjoyment.

I find myself longing for 23-year-old Zadie, who could weave together a story like no one else. Instead we have all-grown-up Zadie, whose avant garde prose soars far over the heads of her readers. There's a way to be far out there without leaving everyone else behind. Zadie's re-discovering how to take us with her on that ride.