em_harring 's review for:

We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo
4.0

While I think the novel lacked a bit of structure in some areas, I can't help but love We Need New Names. Darling is a fantastic protagonist to follow, and Noviolet Bulawayo's writing is lyrically beautiful. The novel offers up a great dichotomy between the expectation vs reality of America, and offers a critical insight into the immigration of people from Africa into the United States that's important to read. I definitely recommend for fans of Americanah, though the plot and characters are obviously quite different.