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We Need New Names

by NoViolet Bulawayo

2013•Drama•301 pages

Taste attributes: dramateenhistoricalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearglossyemotive & stirringcoming of agesocial commentaryfish out of water/culture clash

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Boxlist takeA grounded, emotional novel, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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3.0 / 5

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About This Book

Whenever foreigners visit Paradise they always ask Darling and her friends to smile for the camera. Here are some of the things Darling and her friends have to smile about: stealing guavas, gifts from NGOs, singing Lady Gaga at the tops of their voices. But they all want to go to the real paradise in America or Britain.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaTeenHistoricalComing of ageSocial commentaryFish out of water/culture clash

Subjects

ZimbabweansFamiliesEmigration and immigrationPolitical violenceGirlsFamily lifeComing of ageDomestic fiction

Details

Author
NoViolet Bulawayo
Published
2013
Pages
301
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