A collection of personal essays by Zadie Smith reflecting on the 2020 pandemic, grief, and systemic issues with empathy and insight.
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A collection of personal essays by Zadie Smith reflecting on the 2020 pandemic, grief, and systemic issues with empathy and insight.
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One of Time Magazine's 100 Must-Read Books of 2020 and an FT Best Book of the Year Thought-provoking and deeply consoling, a perfectly distilled set of essays on the strangest year many of us have experienced, from one of our wisest and most humane thinkers 'As well as offering a new guide to living in a wild, messy and unfair world, Smith provides a reminder that we can use this crisis to imagine a better one' Evening Standard Deeply personal and powerfully moving, a short and timely series of ...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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No sexual content depicted.
Violence & gore
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Brief mentions of societal violence; no graphic depictions.
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Strong focus on political and social issues like systemic racism and Covid-19 disparities.
Self-harm / suicide
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Brief mention of a teenager's suicide during lockdown; not graphic.
Abuse & suffering
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Discussions of systemic suffering, slavery, and societal inequities; recurring theme.
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