A review by heybalestoo
Swing Time by Zadie Smith

4.0

Another brilliant novel by Zadie Smith. A powerful story of friendship, hardship, cultural and societal pressures and growing up. It takes you through the friendship -- the highs and lows -- of two women, starting at the beginning, as young children meeting in their neighborhood dance class and forming a bond over their love of dance. It takes up the issues of education in relation to poverty, the white savior complex, and the systemic racial inequalities rooted in our history of slavery. A well written, thought provoking, engaging novel.