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A review by hounded
Glory: A Novel by NoViolet Bulawayo
5.0
This book is amazing!
The jumps between the cartoonishly silly politicians to the people then back to the antics was such a good set up for this plot. It made you laugh at first then showing you the effects on the people (animals) that come from those politicians actions was soo heavy. I could see so many people I know and have met in these characters. I felt like a part of the community in Jidada, from hearing the interview like segments. To the actual twitter threads written out! I've never felt like I was a part of a book but this one made me feel like it.
Not to mention the beautiful writting style itself. I'm shocked how many people didn't like the repetition? It read like poetry and gave such a good weight to the words when it was needed. I'm specifically thinking about the quote:
"We'd be cheering one moment, and then we'd remember all those the regime had claimed- the tortured, the jailed, the exiled, the disappeared, the dead, the dead, the dead, the dead- and wail."
and the part where it's "I can't breathe" for so long.
It just hits you over and over making the situation feel all too real.
I love this book with all my heart and could go on and on about it. It was exactly the book I needed to read right now and had the ending I hope to experience one day.
Please read Glory
The jumps between the cartoonishly silly politicians to the people then back to the antics was such a good set up for this plot. It made you laugh at first then showing you the effects on the people (animals) that come from those politicians actions was soo heavy. I could see so many people I know and have met in these characters. I felt like a part of the community in Jidada, from hearing the interview like segments. To the actual twitter threads written out! I've never felt like I was a part of a book but this one made me feel like it.
Not to mention the beautiful writting style itself. I'm shocked how many people didn't like the repetition? It read like poetry and gave such a good weight to the words when it was needed. I'm specifically thinking about the quote:
"We'd be cheering one moment, and then we'd remember all those the regime had claimed- the tortured, the jailed, the exiled, the disappeared, the dead, the dead, the dead, the dead- and wail."
and the part where it's "I can't breathe" for so long.
It just hits you over and over making the situation feel all too real.
I love this book with all my heart and could go on and on about it. It was exactly the book I needed to read right now and had the ending I hope to experience one day.
Please read Glory