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A review by grumpyreading
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
📚 Review: This book was devastating and beautiful. Gyasi’s writing is amazing, and the way she chose to give the characters familial ties and make this an intergenerational saga raised the stakes so much. There are long chapters and it’s slow-paced, but still hard to put down. Gyasi told these stories in a beautiful way and I’m glad I read this.
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism