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We Need New Names
by NoViolet Bulawayo
Loved this book, especially the first part of the story set in Zimbabwe. The description of the kids' play and little society of friends was wonderful and showed the kids having fun even living in a country on the brink of disaster. As Darling, the narrator, grew and moved to the US, the narration developed with her age, but it always seemed authentic to her age.
The book highlighted the difficulties of people moving between cultures, especially for people who really don't have much choice in the matter. There was a lot that wasn't specifically said, and the author was able to convey a lot with actions and superficial talk without spelling out exactly what was going on in the characters' heads.
There were some dangling threads in the story - what happened to the man who impregnated the young Chipo? What would happen to Darling when the story ended? Did TK ever come home? I would have liked a little more wrap up of these things, but that is just my own curiosity. They are not needed to make the book complete.
The book highlighted the difficulties of people moving between cultures, especially for people who really don't have much choice in the matter. There was a lot that wasn't specifically said, and the author was able to convey a lot with actions and superficial talk without spelling out exactly what was going on in the characters' heads.
There were some dangling threads in the story - what happened to the man who impregnated the young Chipo? What would happen to Darling when the story ended? Did TK ever come home? I would have liked a little more wrap up of these things, but that is just my own curiosity. They are not needed to make the book complete.