--- product_id: 99256315 title: "Feel Free: Essays" brand: "zadie smith" price: "S/.53" currency: PEN in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.pe/products/99256315-feel-free-essays store_origin: PE region: Peru --- # Feel Free: Essays **Brand:** zadie smith **Price:** S/.53 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Feel Free: Essays by zadie smith - **How much does it cost?** S/.53 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pe](https://www.desertcart.pe/products/99256315-feel-free-essays) ## Best For - zadie smith enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted zadie smith brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Feel Free: Essays - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91dLaYd9j7L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Classic Zadie. Wonderful read. If you loved her first collection,you'll like this one more. That audiobook reader though. Eeek. *by S***Y on Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2018* This is a Zadie at her best, I feel. As a speaker/thinker/writer on culture and language, she is gifted and able to think through events and experiences in a way that really gives the reader a fresh perspective. I tore through this in two days (though do NOT buy the Audible version as I purchased both just to support her. The audiobook sadly presents her work by a different reader who is dull and reads as though she's half asleep without the charm and nuance that Zadie has when you hear her speak during readings/lectures/presentations/interviews. The reader chosen just absolutely kills the work. Think some conservative man without inflection reading David Sedaris. This is just an opinion but if you can just read it and that way you have her voice in your head when you do). That said, the essay collection is truly phenomenal. Her ability to go high low and interweave culture and social perspectives is really a wonderful reading experience. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Meaning in a world seemingly devoid of it *by Z***H on Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2018* The current cultural landscape is a wasteland littered with superheroes, fast cars, and enough visceral responses to elicit bar-fight-style brawls out in public.It is refreshing then to read the essays in “Feel Free” as they feel like a cerebral rollercoaster, full of inverted perceptions on our current state of affairs as well as an in-depth look at things people take for granted.Take for example her essay on Facebook titled “Generation Why.”Smith compliments Zuckerberg for the achievement of developing one of the largest online communities, but she also points out some negative sides to Facebook. How some people use the social media platform in a solipsistic manner to confirm their own views of the world.But the essays are not limited to commentary on our social interactions. One focuses on an interview with Jay-Z, and how Smith compares the rap superstar to “Paradise Lost” author John Milton. How both employ the power of boasting to further their artistic forms to reach the apex of their respective forms.The one section which I could do without is her most lengthy set of essays in the collection, all under the header the Harper’s Columns. This is not to say these pieces are written poorly by any means. They are stylistically quite good, as is to be expected from Smith. No, they just feel out of place in the larger context of the collection.While the other essays are concerned with social issues, cultural pieces, and experiences strolling through a garden, this small collection feels like a friend talking to you about a book you haven’t read or significant points in a movie you haven’t seen. There are no spoilers per se, just a bit of confusion if you haven’t read the books she is reviewing.The essays are thoughtful and fun though. Readers will laugh from time-to-time, and they will also stop to ponder art, politics, and everything in between. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Read this book! *by G***B on Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2018* A brilliant book of essays by a gifted writer. When it arrived I was browsing through it and over and over again a few lines would catch my eye and I would end up reading a few pages. Finally decided to drop the other books I was reading and start on this immediately. She has some great insights to our world. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pe/products/99256315-feel-free-essays](https://www.desertcart.pe/products/99256315-feel-free-essays) --- *Product available on Desertcart Peru* *Store origin: PE* *Last updated: 2026-05-18*