Book · 2016 · Fiction
Swing Time
A Novel
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If you've not read her back catalog like White Teeth and On Beauty and Swing Time, I almost envy you.
Ezra Klein · The Ezra Klein Show · Sep 2024 Listen at 1:50 What they say about it
- Reading the new novel“new novel swing time”2
The best things said about it
I have put aside for the moment swing Time by zadee Smith which is which I'm enjoying but which is a big book.
Well, I'm still reading a book that probably will appear on the list shortly, which is Zadie Smith's new novel Swing Time.
And then I just started Zade Smith's new novel swing time which is um I'm only about 25 pages in so it'd be kind of foolish to talk about it yet.
I really was hoping to see Zadie Smith's Swing Time on the list.
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Why people recommend it
Swing Time by Zadie Smith is an intricate novel that explores themes of race, class, friendship, and cultural identity through the lens of young girls dreaming of becoming tap dancers. On The Ezra Klein Show in September 2024, Ezra Klein recommended Zadie Smith's novel as a standout entry in the author's impressive literary back catalog, noting that he almost envied anyone who had not yet read it. John Williams discussed the book across multiple episodes of The Book Review podcast in July 2024, mentioning at various points that he was reading the new novel, was only twenty-five pages in and thus hesitant to judge it prematurely, or had temporarily set the large volume aside to read something smaller. Greg Cole also briefly acknowledged the forthcoming release of the title on the podcast. Additionally, Jennifer Szalai expressed on The Book Review podcast that she had earnestly hoped to see Zadie Smith's Swing Time included among the top ten books of the year, reflecting the widespread critical attention the novel commanded upon publication.
Every mention
Ezra Klein if you've not read her back catalog like white teeth and on beauty and swing time I almost Envy you 1
“if you've not read her back catalog like white teeth and on beauty and swing time I almost Envy you”
John Williams I have put aside for the moment swing Time by zadee Smith which is which I'm enjoying but which is a big book 3
“I have put aside for the moment swing Time by zadee Smith which is which I'm enjoying but which is a big book”
“well I'm still reading a book that probably will appear on the list shortly which is Zade Smith's new novel swing time”
“and then I just started Zade Smith's new novel swing time which is um I'm only about 25 pages in so it'd be kind of foolish to talk about it yet”
Greg Cowles it's called swing time 1
“it's called swing time”
Jennifer Szalai I really was hoping to see Zade Smith's swing time on the list 1
“I really was hoping to see Zade Smith's swing time on the list”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“she's also written swing time in Northwest and she writes criticism”
“people were surprised to see those two books fall off as well as Smith swing time because that did get a lot of critical love”