But it's not White Teeth! How is it suppose to be a good Zadie Smith novel if it is not White Teeth?

And yet, it is a good novel. Like Zadie Smith's other works, it masterfully deals with the complex interactions between multiple people. It differs from her previous novels in the longer time period it covers and being tied together by themes and interactions instead of by a plot thread that ties everything together (though the book does contain a singular event which the characters, arches and resolutions ultimately revolve around).