false 29705 0143038184 9780143038184 739 178 The Book of Other People http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1200496981m/29705.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29705.The_Book_of_Other_People 2522 Zadie Smith 34697 3964 4 0 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Feb 02 06:54:39 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 07:15:16 -0800 2009 1
There are some excellent submissions that, although this may sound cliché will move you to laughter then to tears (with sometime the fewest of words. It’s an easy read - but one to savour (my advice is to read each story separately and return to the book later).

Selected Favorites: Magda Mandela by Hari Kunzru ("I know you!), Soleil by Vandela Vida - the way the story is told through Gabrielle’s (a little girl's) eyes and the insight this gives and her mimicry of her adults.

Lele by Edwidge Danticat has to be my favorites of the stories - I am currently following up on this author.

What the book most of all has to offer is a range of cultures and writing skills - one not to be missed and one that once read will with stay with you.]]>