Zadie Smith's multicultural and postcolonial novel has been widely discussed in the literary world. At the age of 25, Zadie Smith captures the extremely believable lives of an aging Bangladeshi Muslim man, an overly concerned middle-class white woman who sticks her nose in all the bad deals, and a teenage girl with half Jamaican with self-esteem issues. Over a period of approximately 30 years, the three families in the book faced a vast web of distinct but somehow related circumstances, and Smith became an award-winning author through her writing. That's not to say Smith hasn't faced criticism. Here's what one review had to say about the (at the time) budding author: "This kind of precocity in such a young writer has half the audience standing to applaud and the other half wishes, as was the case with child artists of the past (Shirley Temple). ,Bonnie Langford et al), she simply stood still and remained silent. White Teeth is the literary equivalent of a hyperactive, red-haired, tap-dancing 10-year-old. (Moss) The criticism is pointed and scathing, nevertheless, it is necessary to keep two things in mind when considering whether the criticism's argument is valid. First, White Teeth has received at least ten awards, not to mention being placed on Time Magazine's "100 All Time Novels" list, a list of the best English-language novels dating back to 1923. And second, that word in the publishing industry says: that Smith had written this review herself (Moss). In this case, we can ignore his self-depreciation; in fact, no one is more critical of their work than themselves. But some of the sentiments expressed in this quote have merit. Precocity and hyperactivity are very accurate adjectives for ...... middle of article ......adieSmith." European Journal of English Studies. 173-188. Routledge, 2004. AcademicSearch Complete. EBSCO . Web. April 28, 2011. .Moss, Stephen. “White Teeth by Zadie Smith,” January 26, 2000. Web. April 26, 2011. O’ Grady, Kathleen. Zadie Smith.” Atlantis: AWomen's Studies Journal Vol. 27.1. Smith, Zadie New York: Random House, Inc., 2002. Print. . eBook. Williams, Joseph M. and Gregory G. Columbus Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace, 10th Edition. Republic 223.4 (2000): 41-45... 2011.