A review by snowhitereads
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

 
Another super hyped book.
I'm always afraid of reading these. 
This one was definitely worthy of the hype.

The Vanishing Half is set across decades and generations, it covers a vast variety of life experiences. This book explores and unpacks topics such as race, gender, identity, abusive relationships and how one decision can affect the rest of one’s life.

It touches on problems that affect BIPOC till this day such as racism, colourism, internalized hatred and classism.

 All of the characters feel extremely real, complex individuals. You get to know their innermost desires, thoughts, motivations and values. 
 
I also appreciated the transgender representation in this novel, it was a really diverse book in all aspects. 
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