White Teeth

I enjoyed this. It's very funny and very charming. Why only three stars? I just couldn't get attached to any of the characters. I don't know if it was to do with the writing style or the bouncing around from generation to generation, but I did read that this novel had been turned into a play in London and couldn't help but feel this would have ticked more boxes for me in that format due to the quirkiness of the characters and comedy.

Impressive debut novel. I like the bits of the book that comprised dialogue or a glimpse of characters' lives and thoughts. But there were other bits that just kind of went on and on about things in a very expositional way. On and on and on. And on.