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Title: Pimpin'
Review: "White Teeth" is an amazing read, a novel so large with a reach so extended one can only marvel at Zadie Smith's ability to pull it into one cohesive whole. Smith covers so many issues--religion, race, science, gender-- with so many characters that it's a true testament to her abilities I didn't get lost somewhere around page 300. No, each character has his or her own voice; Smith's ability to credibly speak for so many points of view is perhaps the greatest strength of "White Teeth." The only caveat (and one not large enough to change my rating from anything but 5 stars) is that she sometimes seems in love with her own prose. The love is usually justified, given her obvious and considerable talents, but Smith's ramblings become tedious, almost contrived more than once. A great book nonetheless. ThE best novel I've read all year!
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