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27 reviews

hannahp181's review against another edition

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hopeful reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I had so many mixed emotions about this book! I confess, I found it difficult to sustain around the middle when I felt like I'd been reading forever and was only half way through, but then the second half flew by! By the end I absolutely loved it - such an incredible exploration of people thrown together in one place at one time - felt like the Middlemarch or Great Expectations of its time. Like these classics, it at times felt very slow-pacer and rambling, but then I think this was sort of the point - to focus on the characters and their interactions rather than the plot - and once I started to consider it in this way I enjoyed it immensely. Almost want it go back and read the whole thing again - plus I thought the ending was fantastic! 

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r_zoner's review against another edition

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funny reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25


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lanid's review against another edition

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emotional funny
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25


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noahsingh's review against another edition

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2.0

reaaally don't get why people love this book, it's super Islamophobic and also why does Zadie Smith hate fat people so much.... Get a grip

Also frustrating ending with no real closure re: the marriages, the twins, etc 

soooo many things I disliked about this but saving a Nazi twice as a plot point really killed me what is this book

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nova123's review against another edition

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  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

it was kind of good but I also felt ĺike I was not intelligent enough for this book

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carolinebl's review against another edition

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funny reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
My main complaint is that the end should have been longer! Such a build up just to finish without clarity.
I loved the scale of this novel, and as Smith’s debut it is especially impressive; I look forward to reading her later work. It is an interesting picture of Britain at the millennium.

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saskiahill's review against another edition

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funny hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0


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bethvance's review against another edition

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emotional funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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frankieclc's review against another edition

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3.0


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caylacolclasure's review against another edition

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tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5


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