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marychase 's review for:
Transcendent Kingdom
by Yaa Gyasi
Yaa Gyasi may be the greatest writer of my generation.
This book is going to stay with me for a very long time. I'm astonished at the range of Gyasi's writing -- Homegoing and Transcendent Kingdom are two entirely different novels, yet both left me reeling and thinking "how in the world did she pull this off?"
And pull this off she did.
I can't find the words to describe how much I loved Transcendent Kingdom. How, in a mere 264 pages, she managed to create such vibrant, real characters and tell their story of love, family, addiction, depression, immigration, racism/growing up in the evangelical deep south, grief, and generational trauma is beyond me. I was stunned at how many powerful themes (especially losing faith and coming to reconcile with a faith of your own) she effortlessly wove into Gifty's voice and life.
This book is going to stay with me for a very long time. I'm astonished at the range of Gyasi's writing -- Homegoing and Transcendent Kingdom are two entirely different novels, yet both left me reeling and thinking "how in the world did she pull this off?"
And pull this off she did.
I can't find the words to describe how much I loved Transcendent Kingdom. How, in a mere 264 pages, she managed to create such vibrant, real characters and tell their story of love, family, addiction, depression, immigration, racism/growing up in the evangelical deep south, grief, and generational trauma is beyond me. I was stunned at how many powerful themes (especially losing faith and coming to reconcile with a faith of your own) she effortlessly wove into Gifty's voice and life.