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A review by katlau
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
dark
emotional
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Each character’s story pulled me in and had a distinct voice. Thought-provoking structure, where the final chapters are pretty explicit about what the book is trying to do, put two current day individuals into the context of their ancestors with one path through the Gold Coast and Ghana and one through the U.S.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation