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Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

Start date: February 1, 2021

Finish date: February 21, 2021

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Dec 19, 2020 Madeline (always_reading1) rated it really liked it

I need to process this—so much information, so beautifully written, and all interweaving timelines. What a story or shall I say stories.

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Feb 11, 2021 Ashley Curran rated it really liked it

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

This is a multigenerational story set in Ghana that spans over 300 years. Two half sisters, Effia and Esi are born in different villages. Effia is married off to an Englishman and lives in a castle, and Esi is imprisoned in the castle’s dungeon. Esi is sold into slavery and shipped to America where her children and grandchildren grow up as slaves. This story follows the descendants of these two sisters.

I can’t believe this was Yaa Gyasi’s debut novel! The writing was impecc ...more

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Feb 23, 2021 Ruth rated it it was amazing

I don't have anything to say that hasn't already been said. This book is so good, so powerful, so moving! It's the look into African History that we need so desperately right now, and Yaa Gyasi does a great job of taking us on a journey of 250 years of slavery in Africa and America. ...more

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Mar 24, 2019 Kirsty Mcdougall rated it it was amazing

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Just beautiful! There are so many layers to this book. It reads like numerous short stories that are so perfectly interlinked. I can’t stop thinking or talking about this book. I look forward to more from this author as her writing style is gorgeous.

Highly recommend

Reading women challenge pick for A Multigenerational Family Saga

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