A review by bougainvillea
The Book of Other People by Zadie Smith

2.0

This was an ok book. That's the problem with short story collections, especially those with several contributors. Some stories are beautiful, some are funny, and some are just blah. The most vivid ones for me: Judith Castle (I could just see her!), Lele, Magda Magdalena, Judge Gladys Parks-Shultz (I loved this one! Perfect.), Puppy, and Soleil. Oh, and Roy Spivey, I liked that one, too. Theo definitely intrigued me. I wasn't too keen on the illustrated stories, it's just not my thing. I'll definitely be looking out for some of these authors now.