A review by sarah_dietrich
We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo

4.0

NoViolet Bulawayo's We Need New Names is a jarring, challenging look at one girl's life in Mugabe's Zimbabwe, followed by her relocation to America. The protagonist's voice is strong & unique, some of the other characters are fascinating. The transition between the two halves of the book - the first in Zimbabwe, the second in America, is very jarring. In hindsight, I think that is intentional, to give us a notion of how the protagonist felt when trying to reconcile her old & new lives.