beauvisseau's review against another edition
challenging
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
The text felt as though the writer had a lot on their mind and aimed to cram all of these thoughts into a short book. Now I am a big fan of the writing style, the humorous tone and I loved the themes that were tackled, and it was quite an accessible read, I missed a red lining through all of these essays. Maybe I am just a bit thick, but a message at the end was not very clear to me. Then again, maybe this book was not really meant for the reader but for the writer.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Classism, Confinement, and Police brutality
becandbooks's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Zadie Smith has a way of writing (and narrating) that makes you pause and think. She makes you consider the world as it is, the people who are in it, and your own place within.
This small collection of essays, touching of various going-ons in the year 2020 is no different.
I absolutely adored the place that my mind went when listening to Smith's essays. I also have the greatest desire to get a physical copy so I can annotate and entwine my own thoughts with her musings.
Thank you to Libro.FM for providing me a copy of the audio book. This does not impact my opinions, whatsoever.
This small collection of essays, touching of various going-ons in the year 2020 is no different.
I absolutely adored the place that my mind went when listening to Smith's essays. I also have the greatest desire to get a physical copy so I can annotate and entwine my own thoughts with her musings.
Thank you to Libro.FM for providing me a copy of the audio book. This does not impact my opinions, whatsoever.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical content, Police brutality, Racism, Violence, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
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