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by Yaa Gyasi (Goodreads Author)

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Is there a list of characters anywhere? I am listening to the audiobook and need some help keeping track of the descendants

Kerri I listened too, and had to write down as I listened:

Effia ===> Quay ===> James ==> Ahena (sp?) ===> Akua ===> Yaw ==>Marjorie

Esi ===> Ness ===> Kojo =…moreI listened too, and had to write down as I listened:

Effia ===> Quay ===> James ==> Ahena (sp?) ===> Akua ===> Yaw ==>Marjorie

Esi ===> Ness ===> Kojo ===> H ===> Willie ===> Sonny ===> Marcus(less)

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anybody read this yet?

E. I began this reading only because my friend liked it well enough to recommend it. My own response about Africans, both in Africa and in diaspora, has …moreI began this reading only because my friend liked it well enough to recommend it. My own response about Africans, both in Africa and in diaspora, has been unhappy. This book, however, has elicited a very positive response, though it explores many of the same issues that the others have. The difference seems to be the lyrical and forthright and non-judgmental point of view of the author. I loved it and wait for another book by Yaa Gyasi(less)

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[Spoiler] At the end of the book one half of the black stone pendant, possessed by Marjorie is given to Marcus, but what happened to the other half of the stone pendant? Was it lost down the lineage?

Melyssa | Page Before Bedtime Or perhaps, this was further illustration of how much was/is lost as a result of the slave trade?

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Does anyone actually like the ending???

Gay Lynn I did. I felt like Marjorie had grown. From the time she quoted her poem and said goodbye to Old Lady there were fourteen years to accept her heritage…moreI did. I felt like Marjorie had grown. From the time she quoted her poem and said goodbye to Old Lady there were fourteen years to accept her heritage and her life in America and the fact that she had a foot on two continents. The last events shared her joy with Sonny. He was more or less baptized in the Atlantic and in his own ocean of fears as she blessed him with the weighty stone. Relationship can heal bitterness. Many of the characters figured out things of their lives in relationship with another. I think the stone was a symbol for heavy history that must be worn and acknowledged not hidden and forgotten.(less)

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I am interested in the premise but heard from someone that it is slow-paced and a little boring. Can anyone comment?

Janell Wow - I'd say just the opposite. It's amazing to me that Gyasi packed so much into a book that was a surprisingly quick and fascinating read.…moreWow - I'd say just the opposite. It's amazing to me that Gyasi packed so much into a book that was a surprisingly quick and fascinating read.(less)

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