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A review by readsandrants
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
3.75 stars (I’d like to remind people that’s nearly 4 stars, aka not a bad rating).
I feel like I missed the ending, I feel like there was just a huge part of the story that hadn’t been written. I literally sat there, staring at my screen, mumbling “that’s it???”
This entire book felt-
I don’t know?
It felt like it wasn’t bad, wasn’t great, I don’t think it was unimportant, and I think it talked about important and interesting things and had interesting commentary, but it was just, meh?
I wished I loved it more, and I can see why other people loved it so much, I just didn’t love it as much as I hoped I would.
I feel like I missed the ending, I feel like there was just a huge part of the story that hadn’t been written. I literally sat there, staring at my screen, mumbling “that’s it???”
This entire book felt-
I don’t know?
It felt like it wasn’t bad, wasn’t great, I don’t think it was unimportant, and I think it talked about important and interesting things and had interesting commentary, but it was just, meh?
I wished I loved it more, and I can see why other people loved it so much, I just didn’t love it as much as I hoped I would.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Dementia, and Grief