A review by dickiefitt
Swing Time by Zadie Smith

challenging reflective slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

This book did not seem to know what it was. It was boring, basic and has no real plot. There are some interesting observations about race and class and priviledge, but other writers have done this better. All the characters are so two dimensional - I did not understand them. It's supposedly about friendship but there are barely any portrayals of real relationship. I have never read a book so lavished with praise that seemed so much like a load of words on paper.