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We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo
4.0

the book is about wanting something, getting it, and then living with the problems of the thing you wished for. I dont mean this in a glib way. Its a saddening account of people who have come from horrendous poverty to the relative prosperity of a new life only to find that that prosperity is full of grief for the life before. Gave me a lot to think about in terms of the cultural and refugee experiences it depicts. I also appreciated the sense of humor of the author.