Tag: White Teeth

• WHITE TEETH by Zadie Smith | Review

  “Zadie Smith’s dazzling first novel plays out its bounding, vibrant course in a Jamaican hair salon in North London, an Indian restaurant in Leicester Square, an Irish poolroom turned immigrant café, a liberal public school, a sleek science institute. A winning debut in every respect, White Teeth marks the arrival of a wondrously talented writer […]

  holly

  February 1, 2018

  Books

  Book Review, books, Review, White Teeth, Zadie Smith

• A Classic Couple: Middlemarch and White Teeth

  What’s this?? Another Classic Couple feature after months of nothing? That’s right! A Classic Couple is back with a whole new round of classic-contemporary pairings. Today I’ll be comparing two lengthy but worthwhile novels: Middlemarch by George Eliot (1871-2) and White Teeth by Zadie Smith (1999). Although there are countless differences between these novels, there are numerous surprising similarities that are […]

  holly

  January 31, 2018

  Classic Couple

  Classic Couple, Classics, George Eliot, literature, Middlemarch, Victorian Literature, White Teeth, Zadie Smith

• 2017 Resolutions: How did I do?

  Last January I made this list of my top ten bookish resolutions for 2017… and now the time has come to see how I did! I’ve completely forgotten what my resolutions were, so this should be an interesting trip down memory lane. 1. Read 24 books. Done! Somehow the stars aligned this year and I actually […]

  holly

  January 7, 2018

  Bookish

  2017, A Game of Thrones, books, Charles Dickens, New Year’s Resolutions, Reading, Resolutions, White Teeth, Zadie Smith