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alobearI realise I am very late to the party in discovering Zadie Smith - but wow!
On Beauty tells the story of the Belsey family and their various relationships, in and around a small Boston university.
The writing is exquisite, everything is beautifully observed, and the characters are all so layered and fascinating. And I really wasn't expecting it to be funny - though this lessens as the book goes on.
I felt it got a bit preachy in the last third, and the ending seemed a bit nebulous. But this is the kind of writing that makes me think I should just give up in despair - or perhaps work a bit harder to improve my own.
I'll definitely be reading more!
On Beauty tells the story of the Belsey family and their various relationships, in and around a small Boston university.
The writing is exquisite, everything is beautifully observed, and the characters are all so layered and fascinating. And I really wasn't expecting it to be funny - though this lessens as the book goes on.
I felt it got a bit preachy in the last third, and the ending seemed a bit nebulous. But this is the kind of writing that makes me think I should just give up in despair - or perhaps work a bit harder to improve my own.
I'll definitely be reading more!
