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Change of Heart

K.M. Neuhold

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Does my husband's heart still miss me now that it beats in the chest of another man? Lub-dub A...

Contemporary MM Romance

Tourist Experience

Richard Sharpley

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There is a long history of research into why and how individuals participate in and experience...

Seven Contemporary Plays from the Korean Diaspora in the Americas

Esther Kim Lee

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Showcasing the dynamism of contemporary Korean diasporic theater, this anthology features seven...

The Sage Handbook of the 21st Century City

Suzanne Hall and Ricky Burdett

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The SAGE Handbook of the 21st Century City focuses on the dynamics and disruptions of the...

Spaces of Global Capitalism: Towards a Theory of Uneven Geographical Development

David Harvey

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Fiscal crises have cascaded across much of the developing world with devastating results, from...

The 1990s: A Decade of Contemporary British Fiction

Nick Hubble, Philip Tew and Leigh Wilson

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How did social, cultural and political events in Britain during the 1990s shape contemporary British...

New Zealand Poetry

Robyn Marsack and Andrew Johnstone

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In the first anthology of its kind to be published outside New Zealand in decades, "Twenty...

Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Swing Time in Books

Jul 24, 2017

Swing Time

Zadie Smith | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry

9.0

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Soul-moving realism

This is probably my favourite Zadie Smith novel, deeply touching with characters bursting to life out of the pages. Hitting on themes of racial identity and pop culture, it is a brilliant contemporary take on what young adults are currently experiencing. From cultural appropriation to the effects of globalisation all summed up in the relationship of one young woman and her peers.

Her relationship with her mother is one of generational divide while with her friend Tracy is one of class divide. The protagonist's character is the epitome of confusion and attempting to find a place in the world. Well worth the praise.