A review by lindentea
Glory by NoViolet Bulawayo

challenging dark emotional funny reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

So I thought this was awesome. Hilarious at parts, really poignant and moving at others, and really good at keeping that balance too! I didn't mind the repetition so much as other readers because I listened to this on audiobook (which imo was the superior way to read this -- this is maybe one of the THE most well-done audiobooks I've ever read). The animal motif did get muddled for me at points (like, why are certain animals the animals they are? why aren't the species also divided along ethnic or racial lines (I know this one, it's to avoid explicitly or implicitly stereotyping, but it was still strange to me that there would be discrimination along those lines and not those of species)? is everyone animals, or just the citizens of jidada (this one might have been specified, and got lost in the sauce bc of the listening)?) , but I still appreciated a lot of what Bulawayo was doing throughout.