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A review by leahpoplestone
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
4.0
CW: violence, IPV, racism, gender and sexual identity
Dang. What an amazing book! This was my first read by Brit Bennett and it certainly won’t be my last.
A heartfelt novel where the reader follows along the journey of the once inseparable Vignes twins - Desiree living a life true to herself and her identity, and Stella straying from her roots to live a “white life”.
A book that leaves you with so many questions while reading, it’s difficult to put down!
- Will the sisters reconnect?
- What happened to Stella?
- How will Desiree and Early’s relationship unfold?
- What will happen between Jude and Reese?
- Will Jude and Kennedy develop a relationship?
SO. MANY. QUESTIONS!!
I can imagine it being very difficult for authors to incorporate so many story lines into one novel, but Brit did a wonderful job at this. So clearly written, and addressed all of the questions I had while reading.
I also LOVED how this book was unpredictable. Mind you, I am actually terrible at guessing the ending of books (lol)... but the way these relationships unfolded was in a way that was unexpected for me. It left me wanting more!!
Dang. What an amazing book! This was my first read by Brit Bennett and it certainly won’t be my last.
A heartfelt novel where the reader follows along the journey of the once inseparable Vignes twins - Desiree living a life true to herself and her identity, and Stella straying from her roots to live a “white life”.
A book that leaves you with so many questions while reading, it’s difficult to put down!
- Will the sisters reconnect?
- What happened to Stella?
- How will Desiree and Early’s relationship unfold?
- What will happen between Jude and Reese?
- Will Jude and Kennedy develop a relationship?
SO. MANY. QUESTIONS!!
I can imagine it being very difficult for authors to incorporate so many story lines into one novel, but Brit did a wonderful job at this. So clearly written, and addressed all of the questions I had while reading.
I also LOVED how this book was unpredictable. Mind you, I am actually terrible at guessing the ending of books (lol)... but the way these relationships unfolded was in a way that was unexpected for me. It left me wanting more!!