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Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

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anna4m's review against another edition

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emotional informative sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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joppiereading's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A beautiful collection of narratives and memories, of how a trauma crosses the boundaries of generations and how the way it’s dealt with matters. As is often the case with short story collections, though, that not all chapters sparked as much to me.

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uisimportant's review against another edition

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This was the story of two enslaved sisters. Unless enslaved tale that I read was “The Prophets” and that story was a lot. I don’t think that I will be reading any more, following this. Story was beautifully written, and I have no complaints from the author. As an African-American woman., these stories are hard to hear - in the depths that the author decided to reach.

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erinmcav's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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nidzi_c's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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floorvm's review against another edition

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informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

Ik ben blij dat ik deze uit heb want ik kwam er maar traagjes doorheen.
Laat ik beginnen met dat dit een goed boek is. Een rijke historie van jaren aan onrecht in een zwarte stamboom.
Het is prima geschreven, het verhaal is goed te volgen maar het greep me niet, wat ik wel had verwacht. Ondanks dat het boek gaat over verschrikkelijke jaren van slavernij, misbruik en racisme, was ik niet emotioneel geïnvesteerd. Dit leest waarschijnlijk heel anders als je zelf een zwarte achtergrond hebt, maar aangezien dit voor mij niet geldt vond ik het moeilijker geboeid te blijven.
De ‘plot’ (ik weet niet of ik het zo kan noemen) was voorspelbaar vanaf de eerste bladzijde maar stoorde niet het uiteindelijke verhaal.
Ondanks dat ik meer had verwacht, is dit een boek die een mooie weergave geeft van de zwarte geschiedenis. Erg boeiend en leerzaam om een weergave te lezen over verschillende periodes hierin.
Interessant is ook dat hoe verder in de generatie ze komen hoe meer boosheid er lijkt te zijn. Alsof het onrecht doorgegeven wordt door het bloed, en elke ongelijkheid aan het misbruik doet denken.
Mooi maar mogelijk had ik te veel verwacht.

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socialpsysteph's review

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book was gifted to me by my friend Emily and it has sat on my shelf for a couple of years. I was hesitant to pick it up as I was a little intimidated due to the subject matter. Homegoing is a multi-generational story following two branches of a family tree through time. Each subsequent set of 2 chapters follows the next generation from each of the branches. The story starts in Ghana in the 1700s with Maame and follows two of her children, who have very different experiences, and their eventual descendants all the way until the present day. Once I started this I could not put it down. I was so intrigued and just felt compelled to continue reading to find out what the next generation would bring. The ending ties things up very nicely and I was left with a book hangover. I will be thinking about this one for a long time to come.

This book counts for Popsugar 2023 for a book from a celebrity book club list and for the Magical Readathon Autumn Equinox 2023 for a Q in Conjuration for a book set in a different culture/country than mine.

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