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We Need New Names
We Need New Names: A Novel | NoViolet Bulawayo
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A remarkable literary debut -- shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize! The unflinching and powerful story of a young girl's journey out of Zimbabwe and to America.Darling is only ten 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. NoViolet Bulawayo's debut calls to mind the great storytellers of displacement and arrival who have come before her-from Junot Diaz to Zadie Smith to J.M. Coetzee-while she tells a vivid, raw story all her own.
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mackelie
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Mehso-so

Young Darling goes from stealing guavas with her friends and dreaming about America to finally her dream coming true. However, the life in America isn‘t what she expected.

I found the first part of the book more interesting as I didn‘t know much about Zimbabwe. Nothing much happens in the second part besides adapting to a new life in a country where you might not be so welcomed. Although, I liked it that it was still from a child‘s perspective.

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mackelie
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It‘s my first book set in Zimbabwe 🇿🇼. I was aware of some context of what has happened there but I‘m learning more while reading this book through the eyes of 10 year old Darling.

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Ellen_C
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Pickpick

Sobering account of the immigrant experience https://cannonballread.com/2022/09/we-need-new-names-elcicco/

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Hooked_on_books
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Panpan

I never quite connected to this book and considered bailing and turns out I should have done just that. It contains the occasional arresting sentence and the second half was a bit more interesting then the first, but the author then chose to mock people with eating disorders and end the book with an act of violence against an animal that adds nothing to the story. I‘m disgusted.

#ReadingAfrica2022 #Zimbabwe
#bookspin

Librarybelle That‘s disappointing! 3y
TheAromaofBooks Well that's a bummer! 3y
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BarbaraBB
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#BookReport 07/22

Three books. Tagged one is the best but neither really blew me away. All hope for next week!

Cinfhen 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 3y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen Starting Priestdaddy NOW! 3y
Cinfhen I read about 100 pages…it‘s REALLY FUNNY 😁 3y
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squirrelbrain 🤞🏻😘 3y
TrishB Hope the next one is great 😁 3y
sarahbarnes Next week! 💪🏼 3y
Megabooks 🤞🏻 for a better week! 3y
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BarbaraBB
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Pickpick

It took me too long to read this book. It‘s a good one though. Coming of age partly in the tin shacks of #Zimbabwe and then living with an aunt in Michigan, life couldn‘t have changed more for Darling. Fleeing Mugabe‘s chaos she becomes an illegal immigrant who sharply observes all prejudices and misconceptions she faces daily.

#ReadingAfrica2022 🇿🇼 #Booked2022 #AuthorBornInAfrica #52BooksIn52weeks #SetOnTwoContinents #Booker

Cinfhen Yay!!! Lovely photo 😍and book sounds good! It‘s been on my TBR for a long time but I was told it‘s a heavy read. 3y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen It‘s not a heavy read. It touches lightly and with humor on heavy subjects! 3y
Cinfhen Ok 👍🏽 good to know 3y
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Soubhiville What a cool spot! Love the bird murals. 3y
BarbaraJean This one has been on my TBR shelves for quite some time! Like @Cinfhen it‘s struck me as a heavier read—thanks for your review and description of it to counter that impression! Definitely need to put it higher in the pile. 😏 3y
BarbaraBB @BarbaraJean I hope you‘ll get to it, it really is quite engaging! 3y
Librarybelle I love how the mural colors match the colors of the book cover! 3y
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Santie
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Mehso-so

This is just a story where nothing really happens. Where you can‘t root for the main character because there isn‘t really anything she is trying to achieve. I am familiar with the themes brought forth and many of the things the kids go through, however, the author didn‘t give it persona. It‘s bland narration so it didn‘t do much for me. Sad, funny, a few OMG moments but over all it was okay. In the end I was reading just to get it over with.

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Jasxnicole
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When picking books to fulfill wedding rhyme prompts, I only knew that I wanted to try and fill them in with all black authors. Now having read them, I noticed that they all deal with sharing knowledge and aspects of a particular culture. They‘re also split up down the middle by keeping aspects of culture and retellings in a new form.

I might not be able to plan this again with future challenges, but this tiny coincidence was nice. 😊

#aty2019

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Tove_Reads
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Pickpick

My 200th book this year! 🎊🍾 In between pick and so-so. Set in Zimbabwe and the US, a very southern African book in both good and bad ways. I really enjoy the African way of life and spirit. Have to say Profet Revelation Bitchington, GodKnows and Bastard are simply names you know will take you to Africa. It‘s a fast read, worth your while to understand life in Z and how America is seen through African eyes. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Crazeedi 👏👏❤ awesome! I'm hoping to make 160 this year, you're way ahead of me! Way to go! 5y
Jas16 🙌🏽 5y
LeeRHarry That‘s good going! - I‘m aiming for 100 by the end of the year 😊 5y
Erofan Wow 👏 5y
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Tove_Reads
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Books I got today!

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Butterfinger
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Zimbabwe #ownvoices - What do you do when your country is in the middle of a civil war, your father is dying of AIDS, and you and your friends steal guavas so you can eat? Should you leave to live with your aunt in America? Darling leaves and is eaten up with guilt, homesickness, and bitterness (the family and friends left behind need money). This was a realistic view of an emigrant from an African nation.

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Jasxnicole
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When you go to the library to pick up a hold and end up leaving with a few extras 🙈

SW-T 😊😊😊 5y
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erzascarletbookgasm
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#augustabc
How about looking at some #bluebooks I haven‘t read? 😅

JennyM They are some nice looking covers 📚 5y
Eggs 💙 gorgeous covers💙 5y
Susanita 💙 5y
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kimberwolf
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Book haul from today's visit to the Friends of the Library used book store.

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mrozzz
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Heaven is a bookstore (with a sale!) 🤩 #BookHaul

I trekked up to Columbia University after work yesterday despite a respiratory infection I‘ve been fighting all week because I refused to miss out on the holiday sale at Book Culture! I spent an hour and a half thoroughly browsing their marked down books especially which had a few gems, pictured here. 📚📚📚📚📚

Reviewsbylola I would buy Milkman for the cover alone. 6y
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Johanna414
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What a wonderful way to start the new school year! Thank you so much @HannaPolkadots for the books! One from my TBR and one I‘d never heard of before - I can‘t wait to read them! #teachercarepackageswap #tcps @hermyknee @AndreaReads

hermyknee Gorgeous book covers, too! ♥️♥️♥️ 6y
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RealLifeReading
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Lots of yellow at swim class

idrinkandiknowthings I have that same water bottle, I never go anywhere without it 6y
HeidiReads This is such a beautiful book! Read it for my English class :) 6y
PomegranateMuse Nice water bottle 😆 I have the same one! 6y
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RealLifeReading
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Someone decided my book photo needed a little more oomph

Soubhiville 🤣😂🤣😂 well, you accomplished oomph! 6y
Cortg I like his style! 6y
MicrobeMom Too cute!! 6y
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valeriegeary Perfect.😃 6y
wanderinglynn Super cute! 👍🏻😀 6y
Pamwurtzler Cute!! 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awwww 💙💙💙💙 6y
emilyhaldi Cutie!!!! ❤️ 6y
Lindy Is he telling us to peace out? 6y
Dragon 💕 6y
RealLifeReading @lindy maybe! ✌️ 6y
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Jeannie
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These are the hardbacks I acquired in the last few bookstore visits. I was glad to find used copies of all of them. The only one I‘ve read is The Hate You Give - loved it and picked up a copy b/c my daughter wants to read it. Some have been sitting a while until I could put Brodart covers on the dust jackets. Does anyone else put covers on the dust jackets?

Libby1 How do you put covers on the dust jackets? 6y
Jeannie @Libby1 I buy either a roll or a package of sleeves from Brodart and insert the dust jackets. It makes them all shiny and protects them. Like what the library puts on them but you don‘t have to tape anything to the book. http://www.shopbrodart.com/search/ 6y
Jeannie @Libby1 sorry- that link was meant to go to a specific page for book jacket cover rolls. They also have small assortment packages that are precut. I like the rolls because one roll lasts a long time. 6y
Libby1 Thanks so much, @Jeannie ! 6y
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crhealey
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Mehso-so

Beautiful writing hindered by some odd choices like not using quotation marks. I also felt like because the main character was meant it be a stand in for all immigrants that she wasn't a fully fleshed out character.

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Maike
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Pickpick

This is the third I‘ve read of the books my secret santa @Cinfhen gave me, and again it‘s a pick. 😊 it has quite a los structure, but I think that this is a great reflection of Darling‘s struggle to make sense of what happens around her as a child. Once she gets to America, it again fits her problems in finding her way in her new life. Also, the writing style is wonderful, some sentences really hit you.

Cinfhen Yay!!! That makes me soooo happy😍so glad you‘re enjoying the books❣️ 7y
minkyb Sounds great! 7y
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Beth.La
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"It is a greedy monster too, the snow, because just look how it has swallowed everything; where is the ground now? Where are the flowers? The grass? The stones? The leaves? The ants? The litter? Where are they?" (p. 150)

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shawnmooney
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https://youtu.be/lwmuNesz8qo
Here‘s my take on a new tag going around on BookTube – I figure this one easily translates to Litsy. Please post about your favorite books—or books you‘d like to read—from the “Shithole Countries” under the tag #shitholecountries

Tamra My current read is 7y
Godmotherx5 Great video. One series I‘m hooked is the Darko Dawson series by Kwei Quartey. He is from Ghana 🇬🇭 A book I like to read is One Day of Life by Manlio Argueta who is from El Salvador 🇸🇻 (edited) 7y
Lindy I prefer not to perpetuate the derogatory tag, but since I believe Trump included the entire continent of Africa in his remark, my favourite novel from Kenya is 7y
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batsy
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Thank you so much @erzascarletbookgasm ! Went out for a lovely lunch and came back to a lovely surprise package. You're so sweet! I've always wanted to give Modiano a try and heard so many good things about NoViolet Bulawayo. And the book of poetry looks so good. Plus chocolates and toffee... Mmm. That won't last long! Merry Christmas and have a lovely time with your family ❤️❤️😘

Cinfhen 😍😍 7y
Cathythoughts Lovely gifts ✨❤️❤️ 7y
erzascarletbookgasm Yay! Enjoy! And Happy holidays 🙂 7y
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erzascarletbookgasm Looks like the Poslaju people put in extra hours to make delivery even on Christmas Day! Btw, We Need New Names is also on my TBR. I got an extra copy from Shawn Mooney during the Halloween goes postal exchange, so passing on my own copy to you. 🙂 7y
batsy @erzascarletbookgasm Oh cool! Let me know when the mood strikes you to read it, we can have an unofficial buddy read? 😆 7y
shawnmooney I ❤️ We Need New Names soooo much! Can‘t wait to hear what you think of it. 😍 7y
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HippieChickHomeschool
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Mehso-so

I wanted to like this more than I did. The story of a displaced girl‘s life in Zimbabwe and migration to the US. I liked the subject matter, but it was difficult for me to get into. It‘s a debut novel, and I would certainly be interested in reading her next book. 3.5⭐️

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Bloomingjen
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Panpan

This woman can go all the way to hell for the way she ended this book. I can't even see the point she was trying to make. I just can't stand to read about animals being abused or injured. This book featured both. There was some beautiful writing throughout this book but I couldn't enjoy it.

BekahPat I will definitely NOT be reading this book, but your review cracked me up. All the way to hell! 7y
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rach_simone
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Pickpick

Compelling book about home and identity. It also included the social aspects of colonialism and war. Some of the strongest parts of the book included the perpetual trauma people face and how they react based on proximity (seeing the destruction of their home versus seeing war and poverty across Africa on the news).

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Mdonald
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BookishShelly
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Great find at Dollar Tree! (Everything there is a dollar or less.) #lifeandlit

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BarbaraJean
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A few diverse books from my #TBR. I've felt weighed down by the news this week, and today's challenge reminded me of how much we need to listen to stories that are different from our own, and diverse voices more than ever. I so often stay in my reading comfort zones. I'm thankful for all the Littens who remind me to read more broadly, diversely, and intentionally. Ain't nothing wrong with comfort books, but we also need #diversity. #anditsaugust

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Onioons
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Once the snow is gone it will be possible to go outside and see what this Detroit is all about, to see the grass, the flowers, the leaves, the birds, and the litter. Maybe I will finally see things that I know, and maybe this place will look ordinary at last. #starsandstripes #jubilantjuly

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MarauderErin
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Pickpick

Four stars. Beautifully written tale of Darling's journey to America.

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BarbaraJean
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A few #yellow covers for today's #riotgrams.

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bookwrm526
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May was a REALLY good reading month for me! I just need to make a little more progress on my challenges. I'll be specifically working on that this month. I especially need to finish the @EclecticReaders madlibs challenge, since I only have one to go!

merelybookish You are on 🔥 ! 7y
emilyhaldi 👏🏻 7y
GypsyKat Wow! Fantastic! 7y
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Bookzombie Awesome!! ⭐️⭐️ 7y
EclecticReaders Nice!! 🎉 7y
rachellayown 👏👏👏 7y
Gissy That is amazing! 👏👏👏🎉🎉🎉 7y
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bookwrm526
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Pickpick

I finished this one on audio today while I was on a walk at a nearby national park (where I took the photo). It would have been a five star read for me if it weren't for the ending! This is my book #aboutimmigration #LRC7 for the #LitsyReadingChallenge @jessica

shawnmooney This is one of my favorite novels. I hope she writes another one someday! 7y
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thebooksapphire
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Mehso-so

This is a great book, but it can be really emotionally difficult to read.

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shawnmooney
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These are a few of my favorite novels and memoirs set in Africa.
#lyricalapril #africa

Cinfhen Saving the post so I can add the books 😍 8y
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Carissa-Green-Reads
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NoVilolet Bulawayo reading in my city tonight

shawnmooney Oh I am so jealous! I haven't been able to put her novel out of my head since finishing it six or so months ago! Did she give any indication about when a new book might be coming out? 8y
Carissa-Green-Reads I wish she had, but not at the session I attended 😟 8y
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HillaryCopsey
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Pickpick

This was an uncomfortable book and uneven, but the best bits are a smack in the face. It was blurbed by Junot Diaz, and the feelings Bulawayo creates are similar to his writing.

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chowmeyow
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Morning reading. Didn't read a lot this week, so I'm still making my way through this lovely novel. (And in love with my new mug.)

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BookishFeminist
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Finally getting around to my February wrap-up. I'm pretty happy with how many books I got to read last month, especially since I have so many I started but didn't finish and since it was a short month. ❤️

Lea I read 14 in Feb too! 8y
Cinfhen Great month!!! 8y
LeahBergen Whoa! You did great. 👍🏼 8y
Reviewsbylola 14 is awesome! 8y
Gissy 🎉🎉🎉👏👏👏 8y
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chowmeyow
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One more flight and then I'm home with the hubs! New book to keep me company: scored this at my hometown library's book sale for $1.

RealLifeReading Score!! 8y
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BookishFeminist
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Absolutely stunning book. Darling's family had their home taken by the corrupt Zimbabwean government. Diminished to extreme poverty, living in a shack in a village called Paradise, she gets into daily mischief with her band of friends. She dreams of one day moving to the US, where the riches are boundless & everything is hip. When she moves to Michigan to live with her aunt & escape Zimbabwe's corruption, it's anything but what she expected.👇🏼

BookishFeminist Bulawayo is unafraid to tackle difficult issues. She paints a stark picture of issues caused by colonialism in Zimbabwe, where its people have been pushed into abject poverty via capitalism & government corruption after gaining independence. She tackles family structure, Christianity, gender roles, & AIDS. Her portrait of the US is just as necessary as she goes into the effects of being undocumented, being an outsider, education, & racism. 👇🏼 8y
BookishFeminist Its strongest message is the theme of belonging & home. Where does Darling belong? She misses Zimbabwe but feels like an outsider, unable to participate in her customs in the US but feeling further from her friends & family. Bulawayo's prose rolls off the page & is written in Zimbabwean dialect. It can be difficult to read, but I highly recommend the audiobook. Robin Miles does a stellar job creating unique voices for the characters. 👇🏼 8y
BookishFeminist This is a really timely & necessary look at the effects of imperialism & immigration and full of very realistic imagery. I really cannot wait to read more of her work. 🇿🇼 #readwomen #africanlit #zimbabwe #immigration #blackbooks #diversebooks #weneeddiversebooks #ownvoices 8y
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TheNextBook You should run for vice president! You know how to use the right flag for a country! 😂😂😂 8y
TheNextBook This sounds amazing! 8y
BookishFeminist @TheNextBook 😂😂 because it's 2017 and apparently using the correct flag emoji is a qualifier for our national leadership. (and it is, you would love this book!) 8y
HippieChickHomeschool I've been so interested in colonialism lately. I have to read this asap! 8y
MarauderErin Oh wow! This sounds fantastic! 8y
aefc1981 I've had this on my bookshelf for a couple of years now, I think. I'll definitely be giving it a go after reading your updates and review. 8y
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BookishFeminist
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I learned a new thing. 💫

This is a tokoloshe. It's a type of water sprite gremlin-like creature in Zulu folklore. They look like angry Dobbys and cause mischief at night. What creepy fuckers. I love learning about folklore and mythos.

#themoreyouknow 🌠

Notafraidofwords This will give me nightmares lol 8y
ItsAnotherJen Lol I love your hash tag #themoreyouknow! 😅 8y
BookishFeminist @Notafraidofwords no kidding! 😂 did you see the quote I posted too? They're just awful lol 8y
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BookishFeminist @JenFowler thanks 😅 lol I figure it's applicable for lots of things on litsy 8y
vivastory The PSA America's youth needs! 8y
BookishFeminist @vivastory and some of americas adults 👹 8y
Smangela Hahahaha when I got to "what creepy fuckers" I just cracked up out loud ?? 8y
BookishFeminist @Smangela 😂😂 They are tho! 8y
Leftcoastzen Oh! Wondered who kept messing up my closet, couldn't be me .😉 8y
BookishFeminist @Leftcoastzen 😂😂 those damn tokoloshes 8y
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😂😂😂 I feel you. They can go the hell away if this is the American hellscape they offer in your dreams. What a nightmare.

Tokoloshes = dwarf-like water sprites in Zulu mythology, I'll post a picture in another post

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BookishFeminist
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Bulawayo is painting a really stark and moving portrait about immigration in this book that feels all too timely.

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BookishFeminist
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Evening plans: chicken & mushroom spaghetti, wine, and continuing this excellent book. #heavypour @LeahBergen 😉

I'm also watching Twin Peaks for the first time. What kind of quirky hellscape did I step into?! 🌲

Sydsavvy Yum. 8y
Abailliekaras Love Twin Peaks so much! 💙 8y
BookishFeminist @Sydsavvy Very tasty! 8y
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BookishFeminist @Abailliekaras What am I watching? 😂 I'm loving it so far though. 8y
stargazerblue49 That looks so yummy!!! 8y
DragonSadhana Yeah 🤘🏽Twin Peaks!!! You will feel like that for some time. 😂😂😂 8y
kylienoele I love Twin Peaks!! I hope you enjoy it! 8y
QuietBookReader ...and, when you are done watching, check out the book: The Secret History of Twin Peaks by Mark Frost.🦉🦉🦉I haven't gotten to it yet, but have heard good things. 🙂 (edited) 8y
Onioons That's one of the best books I read in years! 8y
heikemarie I have been meaning to read this one! Nice 🙌 8y
shawnmooney Loved this one so much!! ❤❤ 8y
Lidia I'm watching Twin Peaks now too! It gets more wierd with every chapter 8y
LeahBergen Atta girl! 😂 8y
booksandsympathy I wasn't allowed to watch Twin Peaks when it came out. I've always been curious about it. 8y
vivastory I envy you seeing Twin Peaks for the first time. My first time was in 2005, it was not yet available on DVD so I had to hunt for every single video tape from several libraries & video stores. It's the only show (except for sketch comedy shows like Kids in the Hall) that I've watched all the way through multiple times. 8y
whatthelog ...as you can tell from my picture and username, I am a BIG Twin Peaks fan! Enjoy!! 8y
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Spiderfelt
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When I worked in rural Haiti, people used to tell me their dreams of escape. These people were surrounded by a supportive community, had stable work and a vibrant culture that took care of neighbors who ran into misfortune. I told them how many challenges they faced in the US which were beyond their imagination. The author paints this dichotomy so well. Life in Zimbabwe is hard, but they have so much more than they realize.

shawnmooney One of the best books I read last year! I sure hope she writes more… 8y
Spiderfelt @shawnmooney it is a promising start for a new author. 8y
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BookishFeminist
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I've been having a really hard time digging out of depression lately, so I'm reading this while listening to the audio, and it's helping me actually get some reading in. :) Isn't the U.K. cover for this book stunning? I like the U.S. cover too, but this edition is just 👌🏼

Jae Great book! I loved it. 8y
LeahBergen That sucks. I hope you start to feel a little better soon. 😘 8y
haileybean Don't try so hard to get yourself out of it. Just feel it and do what you can. I think when we try so hard to get past it, that's when it sinks in further. Do little things that make you happy because those will feel like big things. Take care of yourself. Sending you light. 🎈❤️ 8y
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bookishbunny Hope you feel better soon! Sending hugs your way. 8y
ninjypants ❤ hope you feel better. I'm in the same boat. 8y
Ashley_Nicoletto Sending lots of positive vibes to you. Take care of yourself. 8y
BookNerdBritt I can definitely relate. 💙 8y
CareBear Sending love ❤️ 8y
Buddys_Momma 💜💜💜Sending you positive energy and comfort. Depression can be a monster so take good care of yourself! 8y
Megabooks Hug! 💚💚 I hope you're doing some hardcore self care! 8y
Graciouswarriorprincess Hugs! Take care of yourself!❤💕 8y
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