A review by elizabethgreads
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

challenging reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

This is a simply not a book for me, however the author shows promise and I will likely pick up another book by her in the future.  What didn't work for me was just how many characters you follow throughout the book and just how little time you have with each of them.  While the author brilliantly showed historical context, events, and the struggles of both the people in Ghana and those that ended up in the US, we weren't with them enough to become emotionally connected.  I did enjoy how intergenerational trauma was explored and felt that it was a strength of the book.  I also enjoyed seeing how the families of the two sisters lives were very different thought out the generations. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to read about the multigenerational trauma that colonialism and slavery caused.
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