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Friday, March 14, 2014

All Our Names by Dinaw Mengestu

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All Our Names was a beautifully written story.  Mengestu is clearly a very talented storyteller.  The story is filled with a large amount of violence as the beginning of a strong bonding friendship is formed between two men through an African revolution.  There is a parallel story also being told of one of the men and a relationship he becomes involved in with his social worker in Mid-West America.  A common thread among both stories is the names that the characters are given throughout.  Names was a prevalent theme throughout the novel.  I very seldom give such thought to the title of a novel but All Our Names is so fitting and beautiful.