Thought provoking

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These are some very thought provoking short stories, mostly about about women of Zimbabwean background that have emigrated to the United States. The author does not hold back her punches when telling these stories and taking on themes such as scholarship woes, multiple jobs, white peoples’ attitude towards “outsiders”, misogynistic thinking and though they vary between told in third person, second, or first person narrative, they link together very well. Sometimes the themes were the same though, and after being reiterated several times, it got a little stagnant.

I don't usually read books of short stories but it sure was interesting to read this one, especially since the viewpoints were different than what I have experienced. Eye opening for sure! The only thing I might add would be a glossary for some of the phrases in this book. I could guess some of the meanings but was totally lost other times.