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We Need New Names
- A Novel
- By: NoViolet Bulawayo
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 259
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 235
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Story4 out of 5 stars 232
Darling is only 10 years old, and yet she must navigate a fragile and violent world. In Zimbabwe, Darling and her friends steal guavas, try to get the baby out of young Chipo's belly, and grasp at memories of Before. Before their homes were destroyed by paramilitary policemen, before the school closed, before the fathers left for dangerous jobs abroad. But Darling has a chance to escape: She has an aunt in America. She travels to this new land in search of America's famous abundance only to find that her options as an immigrant are perilously few.
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2 out of 5 stars
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African Girl Does US
- By FanB14 on 06-10-13
- We Need New Names
- A Novel
- By: NoViolet Bulawayo
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
Takes me home
Reviewed: 04-04-16
Quite uncanny how this book rung so true to my upbringing in Zim and my transformation in America. Such a great read.
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