We Need New Names
I loved this novel. It kind of reminded me of my favorite collection of short stories, Say You’re One of Them by Uwem Akpan, which contains stories of struggling African children in some questionable situations.
Plus, who can resist a book by an author whose name is NoViolet???
Read anything gritty lately?
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That’s a great first name! Makes you wonder what the inspiration was for it!
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I know, it almost makes you wonder if it’s not real, but I think it is.
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We should find out!
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I did a mental cartwheel when I saw this one pop up in my reader! I just downloaded it, and this is the author who graduated from the same English dept as me. Boy, do we love her in the PR department. 😉
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That is so cool, Andi!!!! It’s a really good read – not uplifting, but authentic. Jennifer @ The Relentless Reader enjoyed it, too. Her review actually encouraged me to pick it up.
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I just got this for my birthday and can’t wait to read it this year.
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I really liked it, but it’s not a “happy” book. It’s authentic and real.
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I’ve been wanting to read this since it first came out, glad to hear you liked it!
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Jennifer @ Relentless Reader’s review really caught my attention, and I knew after that, I just had to check out the book myself. You’d like it, too, I think, since it’s not a happy-go-lucky kind of read.
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This one sounds really cool!
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This sounds like an interesting read, plus I have been meaning to read more short stories.
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It’s a good collection because they aren’t really short stories – they kind of are but they are all connected over time. So it’s like a novel told in shorter story chunks.
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I haven’t read this one but since the short stories are kind of connected I’m more willing to pick it up. I enjoy short story books with a common theme or connection much more than just independent stories. I have been eyeing this one for a while, so thanks for the push!
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You’d like it because it’s not typical short stories. But you are reading Moral Disorder, which is a group of short stories. So there you go – you’re breaking out of your short story comfort zone.
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I do love a good, gritty short story collection that adds up to a novel. Dirty Love is kind of similar. This one wasn’t even on my radar, I’m going to have to change that – because I can’t resist a name like NoViolet.
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I know, her name rocks. Dirty Love, huh? I’ll check that out. Short stories = novel is one of my newer favorite types of reads.
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I’ve never read anything about African culture, but this one seems to pop up at every blog I’m following, so I’m quite interested right now
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I find authentic, even if it’s fiction but like real feeling, African culture writing is just so interesting. I am drawn to any sort of culture that is the opposite of what I’m used to. It’s so interesting to learn about how other people live.
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This is a must read for me judging by the rave reviews. Happy New Year, Rebecca.
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Enjoy it! And Happy New Year to you, too! 😀
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Sounds really cool! I want to read this, especially since I’m new to short story collections
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It’s a darker collection, for sure. So make sure you have something happier to read afterwards.
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This sounds interesting and different.
THANKS for sharing.
Stopping by from Carole’s Books You Loved December/January Edition. I am in the list as #33 and #81. My book entry is below.
Elizabeth
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My Book Entry
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This sounds great! I’m reading Radiance of Tomorrow, which is about the people of a Sierra Leone village in the wake of war. It’s crushing and so, so good.
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I have it and I plan on reading it within the next few weeks . . . because I love stories of that kind of nature. Crushing in a way that you feel like you HAVE to read it, even if it’s sad, because it’s life.
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