A review by thevietvegan
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book is about generational trauma and weaves Black history into its narrative so much that you feel like it's a true story. The people feel real, the family feels real, and the pain feels unbearably real. I couldn't put it down, even though it is a very sad book. Each chapter is about the bloodlines from one woman in Ghana, and each generation that came from her, and it's kind of incredible how quickly you fall in love with each generation and want to root for them throughout all the mistakes they make. 5/5, highly recommend. It puts in perspective so much of the Black history and anti-racism works I've been consuming all year.
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