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A review by megan_bbender
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
To be honest, I am a bit conflicted on how to rate this book. I found that the beginning was very slow and hard to follow along. When it started to pick up I thought the book was going in a great direction. When it got good it really was good and I couldn't stop reading, but it always seemed to fall back into long, boring, meaningless paragraphs. There never seemed to be a plot even though the book suggests a specific one the whole time. I was always expecting something to happen and it just never did. It was very anti-climactic and to say the least... the ending was worst than disappointing.
Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Cursing, Abandonment, and Dysphoria