Reading Zadie Smith's non-fiction makes me convinced that she has one of the most first-class minds I've ever come across (in writing). I can typically devour b

Reading Zadie Smith's non-fiction makes me convinced that she has one of the most first-class minds I've ever come across (in writing). I can typically devour books in hours, but hers make me feel my intellectual capacity for synthesis and understanding is being overloaded. Too many ideas, too many connections. too much goodness. Obviously, YMMV (and this is a novel).