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Penguin Readers Level 7: Homegoing (ELT Graded Reader) by Yaa Gyasi

12 reviews

grayscale08's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Forced institutionalization, Racism, Racial slurs, and Slavery

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Gun violence, and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Infidelity, Outing, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Vomit

rynicolereads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

Homegoing is a beautifully written portrait of the impacts of slavery and generational trauma. Yaa Gyasi's ability to capture multiple stories spanning hundreds of years while seamlessly linking them together is inspiring. Each chapter is narrated by a descendent of Effia or Esi, two sisters in Africa who were separated and lived entirely different lives. I found the family tree in the front of the book to be extremely helpful, but quickly understood the flow of the timeline and characters and found myself referencing it less the more I read.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

Moderate: Rape, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders