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Mar 19, 2017njon38 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Zadie Smith writes beautiful prose. Swing Time, set in both London and West Africa has at its heart the childhood friendship of two biracial girls in London. The narrator who is considered black in London and white in Africa contemplates what is the role of place on your life arc. How much do parents matter and how much does the time and place in which you spend your formative years "Smith calls them the middle passage" matter. The dicotomy between the materialism of London and the simple village life in Africa is also contemplated.