Ewig lange habe ich mich vor dieser Rezension gedrückt, sie vor mir hergeschoben und mir den Kopf über meine Beurteilung zerbrochen. Dies geschah aber nicht aus dem Grund, dass ich nicht gerne Verrisse schreiben würde, im Gegenteil, da laufe ich oft in punkto Bösartigkeit und Humor zu meiner Höchstf...
Zadie Smith’s White Teeth is a multi-layered, thought-provoking and extremely funny novel that tackles timely and sensitive topics with a rare, nuanced touch. Archie Jones is the archetypical Everyman-a working-class man with low ambitions and a seemingly simplistic view of the world. As White Tee...
Feel Free, Zadie Smith, author; Nikki Amuka-Bird, narrator To be honest, I wanted to stop listening to this book on many occasions because, at times, it was over my head. However, the spectacular quality of the narrator’s reading voice and accent coupled with the magnificent prose of the author kept...
As a modern adaptation of Howards End, for which I only gave 2 stars, I surprisingly liked this a little better than the original. The plot and characters aren't exact parallels—there are feuding families here too, the Belseys and the Kippses, but the main story focuses on the interracial Belsey fam...
This book is a mix of races, religions and ages. It follows two families. The men were in a war together. They marry and have kids. The kids then grow up with their issues. You get everyone's thoughts on things as time passes. It honestly took me a good while to get into the story. I did end up liki...
Am Ende von Zadie Smiths neustem Roman „Swing Time“ weiß der Leser so ziemlich alles über die Protagonistin. Nur nicht ihren Namen. Die Ich-Erzählerin wächst als Kind einer farbigen Mutter und eines weißen Vaters in einem der ärmeren Londoner Stadtteile auf. Sie interessiert sich leidenschaftlich ...
Swing Time-Zadie Smith, author, Pippa Bennett-Warner, narrator The novel is set between London, England and a community in West Africa. The main character, who remains unnamed throughout the novel, is our narrator. Beginning when she is seven years old, she describes her attraction to and budding fr...
Tastes. Despite what some may lead you to believe, tastes are subjective. Take, for example, various magazines' declarations of “Sexiest” so-and-so. You know what—none of my biggest celebrity crushes have ever grazed those covers. Why? Because I'm an individual with a unique idea of “sexy.” Yet, som...
I read this book with Rowena so I'm writing with the benefit of her illuminating comments. You can read her review here.3.5 starsThe book is divided into sections narrated by different characters. Our first storyteller is Leah, a young white woman from North West London with Irish parents, married t...
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