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A review by booknerd_lifestyle
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
reflective
4.0
I picked this book up because I absolutely love anything about twins. Let's get that out of the way right away.
Each time I opened this book, I felt sad. First I was confused and almost angry at Stella. Where does she get off abandoning her twin? And, as the reader, we witness firsthand what Desiree and her mom go through, in losing Stella (not that Desiree is so innocent, to begin with).
Then the book switches over to Desiree's daughter, Jude. I liked her but she's just so closed off from the world.
And then it's Stella. The entire first half of the book, I was wondering about Stella. Where did she go? What has she been doing while her family missed her? And then, all of a sudden, she's there. While I understood her desire to be something more than the poor girl she was, I still couldn't get past what she did to her family. And all the lies she has to tell to keep up.
While the end did sort-of wrap things up, it also felt like it just kinda faded away. And while I enjoyed this book (devouring it in 2 days), I'm not sure it's one I could re-read. Definitely worth reading, though.
Each time I opened this book, I felt sad. First I was confused and almost angry at Stella. Where does she get off abandoning her twin? And, as the reader, we witness firsthand what Desiree and her mom go through, in losing Stella (not that Desiree is so innocent, to begin with).
Then the book switches over to Desiree's daughter, Jude. I liked her but she's just so closed off from the world.
And then it's Stella. The entire first half of the book, I was wondering about Stella. Where did she go? What has she been doing while her family missed her? And then, all of a sudden, she's there. While I understood her desire to be something more than the poor girl she was, I still couldn't get past what she did to her family. And all the lies she has to tell to keep up.
While the end did sort-of wrap things up, it also felt like it just kinda faded away. And while I enjoyed this book (devouring it in 2 days), I'm not sure it's one I could re-read. Definitely worth reading, though.