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A review by firstimpressionsreviews
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
A fellow Book of the Month member loaned Transcendent Kingdom to me years ago and I am finally just getting around to reading it. As I say with most of my tbr why did I wait so long?
The novel is addicting in more ways than one. Yaa Gyasi effortlessly navigated between the present day and Gifty’s childhood, exploring how her differences in color, nationality, and religion impacted her life as well as the perception of her brother’s overdose.
Transcendent Kingdom starts off slowly, drawing the reader in with a narrative that is similar to Jean Louise Finch reflecting on her childhood. Like Scout, Gifty learns the hard truths of the world through experience at a young age and I found the tone intoxicating to read. Yaa Gyasi’s writing is beautiful and uses every word to her advantage. I also listened to part of Transcendent Kingdom on audio because Bahni Turpin and, as usual, it only enhanced the experience.
The novel is addicting in more ways than one. Yaa Gyasi effortlessly navigated between the present day and Gifty’s childhood, exploring how her differences in color, nationality, and religion impacted her life as well as the perception of her brother’s overdose.
Transcendent Kingdom starts off slowly, drawing the reader in with a narrative that is similar to Jean Louise Finch reflecting on her childhood. Like Scout, Gifty learns the hard truths of the world through experience at a young age and I found the tone intoxicating to read. Yaa Gyasi’s writing is beautiful and uses every word to her advantage. I also listened to part of Transcendent Kingdom on audio because Bahni Turpin and, as usual, it only enhanced the experience.