Reviews

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

agrell's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

kgbooks89's review against another edition

5.0

Beautifully written story.

hannahmaryr's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

pleasantboat's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

5.0

tatianasb's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

3.0

kcarys31's review against another edition

emotional

• 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? Yes

4.5

maysshelf's review against another edition

3.0

This is the story of a pair of twins who split in life and how their life unfolds through the years. It was a nice book, wasn’t boring but wasn’t epic either. Was expecting a little bit more because this was the book of the year on 2020.

bakenjanereads's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.75

tbellesmom's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed the concept of this book - twin sisters growing up and then choosing such different paths in life. I enjoyed that Desiree was the sister that always wanted to run away from Mallard and lead a different life and had to convince Stella to run away. Yet it was Stella that ended up leading a completely different life and really running away from everything. I feel like there were several plot lines that were left unresolved and when the sisters finally meet again after so many years apart, there was not a deeper discussion or conversation between them.

rebsreadsbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

4.75