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A review by sarah_eggleton
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Really hard hitting stuff but a fascinating exploration into living and loving people who have a mental illness. A lot resonated with me, and the parallel of Gifty’s work in the lab was a really clever way to illustrate very intangible feelings
Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Death, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Grief and Suicide attempt
Minor: Racial slurs and Abandonment