A review by lattelibrarian
Feel Free: Essays by Zadie Smith

5.0

I'm going to begin with Real Talk for this review.  Because of her Facebook essay, I have stopped going on it so much.  I mean, I still have it--with the same excuse that she cites, that is the "but I need it to stay in touch with people!" excuse--but I use it at such a lower rate and it's just...made my life so much better.  I've stopped checking on it, which gives me a little more time for other things, I worry less about how I should present myself on social media and more about how I should present myself in real life, and has just ultimately made me emotionally feel better and less angry.

But really, this anthology covered such a wide expanse of topics ranging from art and film to comedy to just about everything.  All of it was timely, well-written, and ultimately intriguing and captivating.  Zadie Smith has something to say, and she says it well.  

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