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You have to put effort into reading this week; keep aside a few hours of reading and then push yourself to read a daily portion. I found the beginning portions extremely dry but the pace picked on from the middle, which was a relief. I do admit that I am fascinated by the concept of the book which is so original. It gives you an honest glimpse into the autograph market that stands on foundations of big money, agents and unrecognizable forged pieces. The book talks about Judaism, Goyishness and Zen Budhism, both the rational and the blind aspects which I found interesting.<\/p>\n
I feel Zadie Smith could have delivered a crisper story by cutting a hundred pages. Her writing is fresh and has no shadows of her previous works unlike many authors who establish their style of writing and tend to get repetitive. This would be a good choice if you want to try out some good writing in contemporary literature, but otherwise it\u2019s a big no-no.<\/p>\n
Rating :3\/5<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Twenty something Alex Li-Tandem is an obsessed fan. He idolizes a Hollywood actress named Kitty. He desperately attempts to get in touch with her even in the middle of a personal disaster. Review Alex Li-Tandem is a Chinese-Jewish man who makes a living out of collecting autographs, signed photographs and letters of celebrities. The story…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1295,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6307,16],"tags":[6369,431,87,77,104],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-1289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books","category-reviews","tag-books-by-women","tag-diverse-books","tag-literary-fiction","tag-writers-of-color","tag-zadie-smith"],"yoast_head":"\n