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The Fraud by Zadie Smith
3.0
challenging reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Entirely too confusing. The language, the writing, the jumping back and forth on the timeline- it all adds to the confusion. I was rereading sections and entire chapters (chapters are oddly short). I don’t understand why it was rated well by various outlets.
It does do a lot of introspection as the main character is a white woman with both more and less rights than an African American male in early England, but it’s nothing you don’t already know after being a minority.