White Teeth

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• White Teeth by Zadie Smith

  Some books sneak up on you. Others are thrown at you from every corner of the media to the extent that you almost make a conscious decision NOT to read them, or at least, not yet. Let the furore die down. If they're still around in a few years, your ... (read full critics)

  thebookbag published on Sun, 4 Sep 2011

• In a strange land

  White Teeth Zadie Smith Hamish Hamilton, £12.99, 480pp A debut with the zest and ambition of White Teeth is customarily hailed as the arrival of a new "voice" in fiction. Yet the ear is as gratifying as the voice in this poised and relentlessly funny ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

12 Reviews

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  Reading "white teeth" and "the opposite house" at the same time was a great idea. Both are set in London, England and both feature the lives of immigrant families trying to find meaning, cultural and personal identity, and happiness in a foreign city. However, they are very different stories. "Wh ... (continue)

  Reading "white teeth" and "the opposite house" at the same time was a great idea. Both are set in London, England and both feature the lives of immigrant families trying to find meaning, cultural and personal identity, and happiness in a foreign city. However, they are very different stories. "White teeth" is more of a funny, irreverent, "William Kotzwinkle-esk" family saga, starting in 1974 and going to 1999. "The opposite house" has more magic realism/spirit world references, is very serious, and somewhat more challenging, and yet equally enjoyable. I highly recommend both.

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  Leah said on Sep 11, 2008 | Add your feedback

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  If you want to read a book about how ethnic minorities live in the UK these days, this is just the book you´ve been looking for! It´s a masterpiece.

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  gabriel2009 said on Feb 2, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  Liked the structure of the book. Just when the plot and cast was in danger of becoming claustrophobic, an additional set entered which re-energised the book.

  I never saw the final twist coming, but then I never do.

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  Mearso said on Nov 5, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  Just not funny. Successful comedic novels are usually not this lengthy.

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  Yenney Lai said on Oct 19, 2011 about the School & Library Binding edition | Add your feedback

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  Increíble

  Que este sea el primer libro publicado de alguien. Durante toda la lectura no puedes dejar de maravillarte ante la narración, los diálogos, los personajes... Aunque el final para mí es un poco peor que el resto, en conjunto este libro ofrece una visión única de los inmigrantes y las diferentes cultu ... (continue)

  Que este sea el primer libro publicado de alguien. Durante toda la lectura no puedes dejar de maravillarte ante la narración, los diálogos, los personajes... Aunque el final para mí es un poco peor que el resto, en conjunto este libro ofrece una visión única de los inmigrantes y las diferentes culturas en Londres. Me encantan los guiños al título que suceden a lo largo de la historia, y las continuas alusiones a sitios reales, líneas de autobús, barrios, calles...

  Zadie Smith es sin duda una de mis escritoras británicas favoritas, absolutamente recomendable.

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  Yukino said on Aug 1, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  Zadie Smith can do no wrong

  With her 3 novels Zadie Smith has set future expectations extremely high. The language in White Teeth is both beautiful and accessible, her characters are all flawed in extremely realistic ways, and they come together in manners ordinary and amazing.
  The story is tight, well developed and a full 36 ... (continue)

  With her 3 novels Zadie Smith has set future expectations extremely high. The language in White Teeth is both beautiful and accessible, her characters are all flawed in extremely realistic ways, and they come together in manners ordinary and amazing.
  The story is tight, well developed and a full 360 degrees.

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  Rebecca Gebhardt Brizi said on Nov 30, 2010 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Hardcover
• ISBN-10: 0141885947
• ISBN-13: 9780141885940
• Publisher: E-Penguin general
• Pub date: Sep 06, 2002
• Also available as: Paperback, Audio Cassette, School & Library Binding, Others and eBook
• In other languages: other languages Livres Français, Deutsche Bücher, Libros en Español, Libri Italiani

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