" This book has a beautiful story line and well developed characters. The problem is, the book is over written. Zadie Smith is without a doubt quite talented, but White Teeth illustrates that she is obsessed with the clicking sound that her keys make on her computer. At 448 pages, White Teeth is not the longest book I've ever read, but it is the only book that I have ever experienced that is beautiful, but packed with non essential information. A example: if Smith wrote, "The cat walked across the street." She is going to give you a history of the word the, the entire life of the cat, a full description of the walk and the entire history of the street. Apparently she feels that you have to understand all of that in order to find out why the cat went across the street. Again, I must stress, the story line is beautiful. The characters are hilarious and I fell in love with them. It was the writer that irritated me all the way to the end. I still would recommend it to a friend or fellow read-only if they have tons of time on their hands. "
— Latiffany, 2/2/2014