A review by sarah984
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

dark hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This book was a beautiful but difficult read about one family on two continents grappling with the legacy of slavery and colonialism. Each chapter was told from the point of view of one individual, moving forward in time but still linking back.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, and Slavery

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Excrement, and Vomit