Reviews

White Teeth by Zadie Smith

e11en's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

It’s so hard to rave about a book when you arrive to the party 25 years late… everyone is probably thinking “well, duh!” But… what 👏 a 👏 book 👏

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Classism

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Kidnapping and Pregnancy

fraochsidhe's review against another edition

DNF. Thought about trying to pick this up again but after reading over 100 pages I didn't care enough about any of the characters to continue.

dudette's review

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

deedee63's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

alisarae's review against another edition

Convincing myself to finish was like pulling teeth.

Alright alright, it wasn't thaaat bad, but I couldn't resist using the expression.

Really though, I love a good character-driven book, but the word "driven" implies movement, and there was very little of that. Let's call this a character-saturated book. I thought the idea of the novel--2nd gen immigrant kids grappling with never being able to satisfy their parents nor ever being able to satisfy white Britain--was better than the actual reading experience. In the end, I am glad I stuck it out to get to a sense of resolution.

nyara's review against another edition

adventurous funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

court_lee_'s review against another edition

funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

niallham's review against another edition

funny reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

avid_read's review

challenging reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

maddollie's review against another edition

2.0

Ultimately overlong and unsatisfying read. Whereas parts were enjoyable, the excruciating amount of detail (sometimes pages at a time for minor characters) and lack of a satisfying plot lead me to regret having stuck with this one. Avoid.