A review by jenikki
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

5.0

I wish I could give this book more than 5 stars -- this is easily the best book I've read this year. Yaa Gyasi takes the tale of two half-sisters from 300 years ago (who don't know about the existence of each other): one who becomes the wife of a European man in the slave trade, and the other who becomes a slave. She carries their family line through the two sisters down through the generations, as one remains in Ghana and the other's family continues in the United States. This book is, quite simply, extraordinary, and I adored the epic nature of it. Yaa Gyasi is an incredible talent, and I can't wait to read every other thing she ever writes.