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ashleywinchester 's review for:
White Teeth
by Zadie Smith
This is the sort of book I might have had to write a paper on in high school. It has so many elements: religion, race, identity, origin, etc., etc., that I could totally see highlighting and then picking apart in discussion. And Zadie Smith pretty much planned it that way, taking time to reemphasize the points over and over as her characters grew and their histories were revealed and interconnected and all that. Not to mention the references to teeth throughout almost every chapter. But it was also readable, and it wasn't as though the author was trying too hard to be smart and tie everything together (despite what some reviewers say, and I'll admit too it did kind of rush itself in the end) -- the writing really is great, and I love it when an author can put something in a way that I've never seen it described before. So, anyway, five stars. Maybe 4.5 but I'm feeling generous, but it was pretty darn good. Also, a book I never would have picked up on my own had a friend not recommended it to me (at least five years ago, so thanks for that). Read it, and enjoy it.