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A review by alyssagongora
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
I was expecting this book to be like a princess and the pauper story but it was so much better. I would almost relate this to being more like a short story book with a strong through line. I will say by the fourth chapter I put together the ending but it was still worth it and when it happened I was still so happy and excited. It’s a book where nothing really happens, but everything happens it’s just not connected to the same plot. About halfway through the book I read about the author’s background and I feel like it made me appreciate the ending even more so I recommend that.
Graphic: Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, War, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual violence, Child death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, and Slavery
Moderate: Colonisation, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Vomit, Racism, and Torture