White Teeth, Zadie Smith BOOK REVIEW 

+Patrick Jahnke I love this book--but it's interesting sometimes to hear from the haters of this book, too! I've had more than a few good conversations about whether or not Catcher is actually anything special. I remain convinced that it is.

+Virginia Woof On Beauty tends to do that. It's hard to even walk through a bookstore these days, it's always hounding me. (thank you)

+Paul Atchison It's an excellent book, and you're exactly right--I've had a few debates with friends about whether Mr. Supertramp is foolish, or whether his lifestyle is realistic or good. Nice choice :)

+ForTheLoveOfRyan hahah thank you, In my opinion he was a bit of a mix of both but with smart intentions all around. He was definitely a smart kid. Have you seen the film? It's actually good in my opinion hahah

Paul Atchison I have seen the movie! It's maybe the best adaptation of a book I've seen, if only because it avoid messing anything up spectacularly :) I agree though--he was smart and determined to think deeply about his place in the world and that makes for a great reading experience, since Krakauer seems to get it all down on the page right :)

+Chris Alderson It really is amazing how many young people, men in particular, fall in love with this book. As recently as two years ago I adored it for one reason, and then over my second read-through I realized how scary it was that I had once loved it in a certain way! In that way it's totally totally foolish.

+SAM if you do read White Teeth, let me know what you think :)

+Christian Chapman Thanks for the comment :) I've thought a lot about reviewing books I don't like and, for various reasons, I don't think I will for some time to come. First, I think one of my main objectives as a RU-vidr is to promote good art. Second, I know it can be easy to talk about things that piss you off or make you mad, but I'm not sure that's a helpful dialogue. I don't know--I guess, for now, I'm just more interested in sharing the things I feel are so important that I wish everyone and their mother had read them. If that makes sense :)

That's a great response and I totally respect your mindset regarding your RU-vid channel and the content you share. Thanks for taking the time to respond. Intermingling Twitter and RU-vid, I asked you if you had read any Karl Ove Knausgaard. Well, to perpetuate the intermingling motif, Zadie Smith has a featured blurb on the back cover of his novels in the "My Struggle" series stating that she loves his writing and "needs the next volume like crack."

+Jezebel411 aww :) (thank you)

+TheDarkonaut That's a heck of a good choice :) I've read that book a few times now and every time it makes me miss high school! Did you like the movie?

+ForTheLoveOfRyan I did enjoy the movie. I felt that since the whole film was under creative control of the author that it turned out great!

***** I felt the same way, exactly :)

+Sonya V **hangs head in shame and goes to the corner to read it**

ForTheLoveOfRyan same here

+Esther McCorkell shipping is too much :) sorry! But I do love Catcher in the Rye. Oh man, it's like the ultimate book on youthfulness!

+ForTheLoveOfRyan how long did it take u to read White Teeth? I have just got it from the library :).

Esther McCorkell it took me a month but i was reading other things too :)good luck and please please please let me know what you think of it!

+Jonny Keen Thank you for the comment! If you end up reading White Teeth let me know :) I'd love to hear what you think of it. Have you read any other Zadie Smith?

I have not read any of Zadie Smith's novels-so much to read and so little time-I am reading a ton of books right now and there is no room for White Teeth-peace my LibraryThing site www.librarything.com/profile/bookmountain

+Andrew Lee ooooh, I haven't read this!!

+Matheus Magrini Brazilian, eh?? Wow!!! Best wishes :)

That's right you made all the way to South America my friend. Thanks to RU-vid haha!

+Da'Shawn Mosley I'm ashamed to say the Goldfinch is still the only Tartt book I've read. I think I need to get my butt in gear

+ForTheLoveOfRyan I still haven't read The Goldfinch. It's on my shelf though, waiting for me to pick it up once I'm done with Roberto Bolano's 2666, Garth Risk Hallberg's City on Fire, and all of the other books I keep buying on a whim, even though I'm a broke college student. You should definitely read The Secret History, though. It's a knockout. What did you think about The Goldfinch?

Da'Shawn Mosley ^the stack of books never seems to get any smaller, does it? I'm also a broke college student and somehow the books keep piling up hahaha. I loved the Goldfinch--I felt, for two hours a day, like I was actually gone out of this world and into the world of the Goldfinch. And it was good writing the whole way through.

+James medina oooooh, great book for the young! Did you have to read it in high school or middle school? I did and I'm not sure I've ever read a book so fast!

+ForTheLoveOfRyan We had to read That Was Then, This Is Now by SE Hinton in middle school and my mom mentioned how much she loved the outsiders so I bought it and now I read it a couple times a year. Even after I graduated high school. It's foolish how much I love that book. :)

James medina That's how I am with Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card :) twice a year every year since 8th grade!