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White Teeth by Zadie Smith

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elissalynn's review against another edition

3.0

My husband recommended this book to me and I expected to like it much less than I actually did. Parts of this novel were wonderfully written and compelling to read, other parts were a trudge that I had to reread over and over. It was, of course, very well written. I did not feel that the ending tied up all of the loose ends, however...but I don’t know that I would have wanted the book to be any longer lol.

e11en's review against another edition

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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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fraochsidhe's review against another edition

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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 against another edition

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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

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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

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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.