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mistergenest 's review for:
NW
by Zadie Smith
Natalie is quite an anti-hero. I wonder if she is more digestible for woman readers?
In NW, Natalie grows up to escape her public housing childhood, only to arrive at a hatred of poor people:
"If there's one thing you learn in a courtroom it's this: people get what they deserve."
That sentence shows the lack of effort here by Zadie Smith in making her main character: Natalie's simplicity demands I give NW three stars. The other characters were better made: Felix and his car buyer were great. So was Felix's father, Leah, Felix's crazy heiress friend, Michel, all were compelling.
Admittedly, reading NW is a great way to spend some time deep in London life, in a way I cannot ever do as a visitor. But the main character is pathetic and banal, like a Seinfeld character. If you like Seinfeld, maybe add a star and a half.
In NW, Natalie grows up to escape her public housing childhood, only to arrive at a hatred of poor people:
"If there's one thing you learn in a courtroom it's this: people get what they deserve."
That sentence shows the lack of effort here by Zadie Smith in making her main character: Natalie's simplicity demands I give NW three stars. The other characters were better made: Felix and his car buyer were great. So was Felix's father, Leah, Felix's crazy heiress friend, Michel, all were compelling.
Admittedly, reading NW is a great way to spend some time deep in London life, in a way I cannot ever do as a visitor. But the main character is pathetic and banal, like a Seinfeld character. If you like Seinfeld, maybe add a star and a half.