Wednesday, May 15, 2013

NW

NW, the new novel by Zadie Smith is about the North West corner of London, where Smith was born and raised. The novel tracks the lives of four inter-related, yet very different people who live there.

Smith is a truly original writer, and has her own distinctive voice and style. However, this novel didn't work at all for me. I couldn't wait to be through with it. I felt it was all style over substance, and was left feeling very disappointed by the end.

If you want to try reading Zadie Smith, I would suggest On Beauty or White Teeth.

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