A review by jr2234
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

4.0

Fantastic. A strong debut novel that tackles generations of enslavement and colonization. There are many gripping and darkly disturbing passages covering historical events typically removed from history books. There is weight to these stories and much of that comes from reading the cumulative effect of each new generation’s pain - unique in detail, but similar in depth. While highly ambitious, I found Gyasi needed to stretch some plot lines of characters to fit in the structure she created.