A review by i_dont_know_what_im_doing
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

this made me feel a lot of things... Gifty's struggle with religion so closely reflected my own complicated feelings towards it. I have not lost family to addiction but the way Gyasi writes her grief and the confusion that accompanies it, I couldn't help grieving alongside her. There is so much to this book that I cannot unpack right now. 
but I HIGHLY recommend this. it took me some time to get through but it was so worth it. I will be thinking about this for a long time & may even pick it up for a reread.
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