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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
reflective
sad
medium-paced
emotional
funny
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Most interesting with culture of Zimbabwe shanty town, and then replanted as illegals in America. Wow some of us get all the breaks in life. A good read!
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
We Need New Names is a honest and painful account of what colonialism does to a country and the after effects for generations to come. I felt I was right there with Darling the entire time.
I think that if more people read books like these, perhaps we wouldn't fear immigrants so much. Besides, most of the time, it's immigrants who fear us.
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Excellent story telling in this debut about a young girl's experiences in Zimbabwe and then as a recent immigrant to the US. Some of the scenes are both troubling and laugh-out-loud funny. Thrilled to have stumbled across this Man Booker nominee. Once again, reading the nominee makes me eager to read the winner!
I really enjoyed this book...up until the time she arrived in America. I guess when you're describing your native country to readers (most of whom have never been) the words full richer and much more alive. Post displacement, the story takes a major tumble and I found myself skipping past some of the pages. I would recommend this story to anyone who is interested in reading it and may even read more of Ms. Bulawayo's work in the future.