A review by islesbiyana
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

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

4.0

You can escape a town, but you cannot escape blood. Somehow, the Vignes twins believed themselves capable of both. / As they grew, they no longer seemed like one body split in two, but two bodies poured into one, each pulling it her own way.


➺ rating: 4 stars ★★★★☆
➺ trigger/content warnings: lynching, colorism, racism, domestic & child abuse, sexual assault, transphobia, racial slurs
➺ short RTC


She hadn’t realized how long it takes to become somebody else, or how lonely it can be living in a world not meant for yo

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