A review by readingwithhippos
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

4.0

This is possibly the most hyped book of 2020, and I just had to read it before the end of the year. Brit Bennett is a powerhouse. Twins Stella and Desiree are born in a tiny Louisiana town where Black people have intermarried for years to produce lighter and lighter skinned children. When they run away to the big city as teenagers, their paths diverge: Stella passes as white to get a secretarial job, a choice that irreversibly changes the trajectory of both their lives. The story stretches to include their children and how the choices they each make flow down through the generations. A highly thought-provoking page turner.