Just finished "White Teeth", by Zadie Smith (yes, I'm slow to pick up on new, real good writers, O.K.? Thank heaven I have literate friends.), and, if you haven't read it, you really ought to. Darn fine book. And just a tad prescient, all things considered. Go buy it, read it, and you'll get my point. Not that that's the main reason to read it. Smith's an excellent writer.