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Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

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pagesbeforesunrise's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

What a feat this book is! Yaa Gyasi really did an amazing job telling the story of these two families and connecting it to real life. These characters are not just characters, they’re real people over the how many years/centuries and Yaa Gyasi communicated it in such an intriguing way. The format, at first, took some getting used to, but wow it quickly became more than a story as the book progressed and we got introduced to more of the family. It even felt like I was hearing from my ancestors. At times it was def tough due to the content, but I couldn’t recommend enough! The ending made me tear up and I’m so glad it ended the way it did. It really brought it all together in the best way. All in all, Homegoing makes me want to build out my own family tree and find out as much as possible about my ancestors.

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challenging informative reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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4.5

Words are truly powerfully beautiful and Yaa Gyasi proves it with this book. It took me only a day to instill this book in me but I surely won’t be forgetting about it in the near future. Or ever. It shows us that history, especially when it comes to our lineage, can bring us to where we are right now—just like the family here. Reading each generation’s chapters brings me back to the previous chapters and slowly realize what led them to that point—that their families are all elements in what’s happening in the present and what will happen in future. Everyone plays a part in everyone’s story and that is beautiful. The ending was so moving it was impossible not to cry. I hope we get to live in a more kinder world. </3

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? Yes

3.75

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dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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4.5

This book was an absolute epic. The ambition and talent that went into this - and a debut as well!
It was gut-wrenching and tragic and criminally cruel, and heart-achingly stunning/heavy all at the same time.
Full of individual experiences - all including prejudice, discrimination and injustice - of about 250 years and seven generations. The subtlety of our world’s history and relationship with racism lives on to this day, and we cannot deny that or deny the history lesson that this book provides so vividly and thoroughly.

Favourite stories/chapters out of the 14 would have to be Ness, Kojo and H.
I need this to be required reading. But I also acknowledge the very heavy subject of colonialism and white superiority complexes. It is confronting but that’s how reality works…

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