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A review by rbacon
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
challenging
emotional
inspiring
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
There's so much in this book that resonates. From themes of depression, losing a sibling, loneliness, trying to understand your own grief and communicate it with others, mother and daughter relationships, every sentence held so much feeling and could mean so much. Does mean so much.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Excrement, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism