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samantha_duncan 's review for:
Intimations: Six Essays
by Zadie Smith
Long-time fan of Zadie Smith's fiction, but I've never been big into her nonfiction. This latest, a tiny collection that circles around the pandemic and the unexpected transition to stay-at-home life, is...okay. Relatable, if you are actually a worker who stayed home this past year. Unfortunately, many didn't have the option to work remotely, and when I read essays on COVID life, I find that's the perspective missing from the discourse. Your mileage may vary, and Smith doesn't completely skip over acknowledgment of her privilege, but personally, give me essays written by fast food workers, nurses, etc., who didn't have the option to "slow down" and philosophize about life through a new lens this past year.