A review by spiderfelt
We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo

4.0

It feels like cultural appropriation to offer any opinions n on this book, so little do I know of the struggles described here. This is one more point of entry for those looking for understanding and insight into the experiences of immigrants forced to either assimilate, or be singled out as 'illegals'. The first half set in Zimbabwe is a fresh look at a childhood where life seems simple and the answers are clear in the young character's mind. Life is. Ore complicated as an teenager living in Michigan, but so the teens all around. This book offers an examinations of culture and of growing up.