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Recitatif by Toni Morrison
A skilful and incisive short story by the masterful Toni Morrison Recitatif is the type of short story that seems made to be studied at school/college or discussed in a book club. The ambiguous nature of the central characters’ racial identities will lead readers to analyze every passage, trying to ‘find out’ the answers to…
1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 20th century, 3 STARS, Adult, America, AMERICAN AUTHOR, Black & Black heritage authors, BOOK REVIEWS, Booklr, female authors, friendships, HISTORICAL FICTION, LITERARY FICTION, modern classics, My reviews, NOVELLA/SHORT STORY, published in 1983, RACE, read in 2022, reading, Recitatif, short stories, SOCIAL COMMENTARY, TONI MORRISON, ZADIE SMITH -
The Embassy of Cambodia by Zadie Smith
This is the first story I read by Zadie Smith that I actually didn’t hate. In fact, one could even say that I quite liked The Embassy of Cambodia. Smith’s adroit storytelling is characterised by a razor-sharp social commentary and a trenchant sense of humor. While I was overall able to appreciate this short story,…
3 STARS, 3rd pov, Adult, Black & Black heritage authors, British author, class, Contemporary, england, female authors, LITERARY FICTION, LONDON, migration/immigration, NOVELLA/SHORT STORY, politics, PRIVILEGE, published in 2013, RACE, read in 2021, rich people, satire, short stories, sitter/au pair/governess, SOCIAL COMMENTARY, The Embassy of Cambodia, ZADIE SMITH -
Grand Union: Stories by Zadie Smith — book review
Grand Union: Stories was one of the most insufferable collections of short stories I’ve ever read. While I do think that Zadie Smith is a good writer I wonder whether she is one in actual practice…sadly I’m starting to think that she will never write something that I will be able to actually appreciate. Her…
2 STARS, Adult, Black & Black heritage authors, Booklr, books i hate, Brexit, British author, collection of short stories, different styles (1st/2nd/3rd povs), england, female authors, Grand Union: Stories, HUMOR, hyped authors, netgalley, politics, published in 2019, READ IN 2019, satire, SEXUALITY, short stories, social issues, ZADIE SMITH -
SWING TIME: BOOK REVIEW
Swing Time by Zadie Smith ★★✰✰✰ 2 of 5 stars I feel cheated. The beginning of this sprawling and pointless narrative promised something. It gave me certain expectations. So, when I found myself questioning the direction of this novel, I told myself that surely, by the end, this would all make sense. Turns out I…
1980s, 1990s, 1st pov, 2 STARS, 2000s, 20th century, Black & Black heritage authors, British author, CHILDHOOD, class, Contemporary, contemporary malaise, england, female authors, friendships, GENDER, growing up, identity, jamaican british author, LITERARY FICTION, LONDON, published in 2016, RACE, READ IN 2019, social issues, SWING TIME, unnamed country, unnamed narrator, west africa, ZADIE SMITH
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