A review by laura_corsi
Swing Time by Zadie Smith

2.0

Swing Time is told in the first person from a character whose name is never revealed. She is the consummate observer of life who does not seem to belong anywhere. She spends her life in thrall to those who make a performance of their life. She is fascinated by them but seems to have little life of her own. We get small glimpses into moments where the narrator could have created a rich life for herself where her name almost, almost trembles onto the page. But, ever and always she retreats.