New Nigeria County

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“New Nigeria County is a masterclass on unvarnished truths delivered hilariously. Anything Clare Brown writes has my undivided attention.”  "Clare Brown's razor-sharp satire shines in this stunning debut -- Brown wields her wit and social commentary like surgeon's scalpels, every word a precise flip of the script, each more cutting and revealing than the last." "New Nigeria Country is a sharp satire--chock full of jokes but with something important to say. It escalates with the satisfying zip of a nighttime cable soap. I've been a fan of Clare Brown's videos for years and this gorgeously produced audiobook is a perfect platform for her voice." "The world [Brown]'s created in virtual snippets gets transformed into a stupendous full-cast, fully-realized production that’s (mostly) a guffaw-inducing delight. 'Mostly' because pretty much every situation has happened in real life, resulting far too often in tragedies due to racial, gender, political, and socioeconomic divides. Buffered in hilarity, Brown also provides a brilliant expose´ of undeniable, inescapable inequity and injustice." "In this satirical audiobook, a full cast flips the script on privilege, race, and gender roles in an upper-class neighborhood called Malcolm X Estates. The narrators are deliberately over-the-top as they capture the many laugh-out-loud situations that take place when a white family moves into the Black neighborhood. Clare Brown, author and one of the key narrators, portrays Carèn, a Black woman of privilege who is ignorant about cultures other than her own. Her commanding tone of voice conveys her role as head of her household; Korey Jackson illuminates her husband’s low status in his own home. The dismissive way the Black characters mispronounce the names of white people and show off their superior status conveys this upside-down version of common discriminatory attitudes." Expand reviews