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Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

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vexbatch's review against another edition

challenging fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

A captivating look at the effects of slavery through generations. I absolutely adore the alternating perspectives between two branches of this same family tree, each two chapters moving us forward a generation. I could not put this book down; the stories were captivating (to repeat myself) and just urge you forward through the years.

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takarakei's review

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emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

"We believe the one who has the power. He is the one who gets to write the story. So when you study history, you must always ask your self, Whose story am I missing? Whose voice was suppressed so that this voice could come forth? Once you have figured that out, you must find that story too. From there, you begin to get a clearer, yet still imperfect, picture.”

This is not my typical kind of read, but I did think it was well done for the most part. Particularly the beginning stories were very lush and I think there's some extremely important perspectives to be gained by reading this book. As the quote says - there are many sides of history to be told and many perspectives are often left out. Towards the ending few stories I was a tad less engaged with, perhaps these were more familiar stories to me and that's why? Having the family tree at the front was very integral to be aware of how people were related. For sure an important read!!

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mjverrall's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

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addi_m's review against another edition

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emotional sad fast-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

4.0

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_oliviasmith_'s review against another edition

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I thought this was a really good book but I just kind of thought it was really long.

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geraldineleyendo's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

An absolute gem - It changed something inside of me and it's a book I mourned when it ended! One of the most beautiful threads I've seen, Yaa Gyasi is a genius doing a sort of "worldbuilding" focused almost exclusively on people. She created a portal to the intergenerational Black experience and how time changes everything while it also doesn't. Every story felt like a super powerful vignette, not only emotionally charged but genuinely interesting and funny at times. I am desperate to go to Ghana after reading this book, I feel SO grateful this story (or more like - "these stories" in plural, because there are many!) found me.

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