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Zadie Smith is an amazing writer. I might even call her a genius, especially given her age! There were so many things I loved about this book. The characters, descriptions, and exposition was perfect and the pages flew by. And YET minus one star (generous, I think) for utterly botching the dialogue. I just don't think Smith really understands American slang, and so much of the dialogue rings false and forced. I made a conscious decision to ignore the cringe worthy dialogue, and only THEN was I a
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