Reviews

Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

irislise's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-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

sydschaedel's review against another edition

hopeful informative 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

5.0

jillian_roach's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? Yes

3.25

cmll's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

sarahhj's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

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

3.5

lovelyday2day's review against another edition

5.0

Beautiful. So many themes and topics are covered - very emotional and thought provoking especially on the religion and science theme. The sequencing and moving between time periods is perfect.

bigpaw's review against another edition

3.5

To be fair, Homegoing was a really tough act to follow. 

teavani's review against another edition

3.0

explores themes of addiction, mental health, depression and the interaction of religion (particularly the Christian faith) in scientific pursuits and life in general

follows Gifty, a neuroscience doctoral student, and her relationships with her family (particularly her mother), God, and her work

after reading homegoing, i definitely had high expectations and while this book was good, i think someone else could get a lot more from it, especially with the overarching religious themes throughout

i did like the protagonist and the scientific research lab/academia setting since i could relate to both

katiebeth80's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.0

ekolach's review against another edition

4.0

not as good as homegoing but still a decent read