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A review by michela_wilson
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
5.0
Wow wow wow … this book was incredible. I had originally wanted to read this book when it came out in 2020, but I only heard negative reviews so I decided to hold off. I am so sad I did! This book was beautifully written by Brit Bennett and let me tell you … it lives up to the hype!
The characters are well-developed and complex. I absolutely loved the storyline and romance between Jude and Reese because it’s a relationship that we rarely see in fiction. The complex family-ties are also extremely compelling and it makes you understand how complicated “passing” can be.
Each character is struggling during their own personal journeys with race, colorism, romance, loneliness, abuse, motherhood, and identity. It’s so incredible that Bennett was able to tell all of these women’s interconnected stories in a way that is not confusing. Each woman has their story heard and you grow to love each of them (in a complicated way) by the end.
I highly recommend giving this a read if you haven’t! It’s incredible!
The characters are well-developed and complex. I absolutely loved the storyline and romance between Jude and Reese because it’s a relationship that we rarely see in fiction. The complex family-ties are also extremely compelling and it makes you understand how complicated “passing” can be.
Each character is struggling during their own personal journeys with race, colorism, romance, loneliness, abuse, motherhood, and identity. It’s so incredible that Bennett was able to tell all of these women’s interconnected stories in a way that is not confusing. Each woman has their story heard and you grow to love each of them (in a complicated way) by the end.
I highly recommend giving this a read if you haven’t! It’s incredible!