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A review by aseel_reads
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
hello my first five star fiction read of 2021 😍 this book was something else, it keeps coming to my mind randomly through my day.
a lot of this is to do with the adjacent relations I have to certain parts of the book, I'm doing a PhD, in psychology, looking at depression, I am a person of colour, I am religious. I just relate to a lot of different parts of the book, in slightly different ways so a lot of it hits me.
the writing was phenomenal, the weaving style of narration was powerful, the plot was heartbreaking, the occasional psychology/neuroscience facts were lovely. big fan.
a lot of this is to do with the adjacent relations I have to certain parts of the book, I'm doing a PhD, in psychology, looking at depression, I am a person of colour, I am religious. I just relate to a lot of different parts of the book, in slightly different ways so a lot of it hits me.
the writing was phenomenal, the weaving style of narration was powerful, the plot was heartbreaking, the occasional psychology/neuroscience facts were lovely. big fan.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, and Suicide attempt