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A review by reads2cope
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
5.0
"We believe the one who has the power. He is the one who gets to write the story. So when you study history, you must always ask yourself, Whose story am I missing?
Whose voice was suppressed so that this voice could come forth? Once you have figured that out, you must find that story too. From there, you begin to get a clearer, yet still imperfect, picture.”
Each chapter is told by a different character, all related to one woman, and after every chapter, as we meet new generations and see the lineage continue, I longed to know more about the character we left and loved each glimpse we receive from their children. While I sometimes felt we left a characters chapter too soon, I still couldn’t put the book down, I was totally engrossed in each new story. A heart wrenching look at generational trauma and a beautiful story of the importance of family history and the healing of finding community and understanding.
Each chapter is told by a different character, all related to one woman, and after every chapter, as we meet new generations and see the lineage continue, I longed to know more about the character we left and loved each glimpse we receive from their children. While I sometimes felt we left a characters chapter too soon, I still couldn’t put the book down, I was totally engrossed in each new story. A heart wrenching look at generational trauma and a beautiful story of the importance of family history and the healing of finding community and understanding.