6/29/2023 0 Comments The buddha of suburbia book cover![]() ![]() You resolve to be your mature self, to react in this considered way rather than that elemental way, to breathe evenly from the bottom of your stomach and to see your parents as equals, but within five minutes your intentions are blown to hell, and you’re babbling and screaming in rage like an angry child.” “Maybe you never stop feeling like an eight-year-old in front of your parents. Firstly with Edward St Aubyn’s Patrick Melrose series, then prompting me to finally read Philip Roth, and now she’s got me reading Hanif Kureishi. ![]() Her effusive praise of multiple authors has compelled me on a collision course with a number of authors. She’s an excellent author in her own right, one of my favourites, but her influence runs deeper thanks to her essay collection Feel Free. Zadie Smith is determined to leave her mark on my reading habits. ![]()
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