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The Vanishing Half
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July 14, 2020

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Kelsey Edwards
Jul 15, 2020 rated it liked it
Shelves: buddy-read, fiction
This was just ok. Very intriguing premise with so much potential - but I don’t think it was executed very well. I thought this book tried to pack too many issues into one small story- as a result none of them were really fleshed out and I did not feel much emotion for any of the characters.

Also I picked this book up in the first place because I was excited at the thought of reading about light skinned black women and their experiences within black and white communities since I thought I could re
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Robin
Jul 16, 2020 rated it liked it
Shelves: fiction-general
The premise had my attention, as did the first half of the book. But how do you finish a story like this in a satisfactory way? The writing was lovely, but the characters and story felt a bit flat.