Description
Dazzlingly energetic and deeply human, Swing Time is a story about friendship and music and true identity, how they shape us and how we can survive them. Moving from north-west London to West Africa, it is an exuberant dance to the music of time.
Two brown girls dream of being dancers – but only one, Tracey, has talent. The other has ideas: about rhythm and time, about black bodies and black music, what constitutes a tribe or makes a person truly free. It’s a close but complicated childhood friendship that ends abruptly in their early twenties, never to be revisited, but never quite forgotten, either..
Shuchi Gupta (Verified Purchase)
It created much food for thought, wrapped in a riveting story.
Narendra Chaudhary (Verified Purchase)
Very descriptive in the feelings and behaviours of these women.Got a wee bit lost in middle but soon got back into it..
Felicita Dsouza (Verified Purchase)
Always liked Zadie, but ultimately a bit of a depressing book. Likely because it reminds me a lot of my youth.
Sandip Choudhuri (Verified Purchase)
Would have given 4 stars – except for the abrupt ending that did not explain something important – or did I just miss it!? Thought there was a last chapter missing! Frustrating!
sneha kambam (Verified Purchase)
A great novel that everyone should read! This is what fiction reading is about: both clever and entertaining. But I am probably not the most objective as I love just about anything Zadie Smith writes, says or breathes!