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A review by alisarae
White Teeth by Zadie Smith
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.
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.