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The author started the book with a bang, IMHO. I always assumed that the slavery started because white tradesmen lured/kidnapped black people. But the reality seems to be that the people in Africa sold their own people to white tradesmen for few coins mostly the outcome of the tribal fights. British were able to colonize so many countries only because of these internal feuds.
I thought the author will be telling the story that happened in Ghana itself. When she brought the story to America and st ...more
I thought the author will be telling the story that happened in Ghana itself. When she brought the story to America and st ...more
Homegoing was my final book of 2016. A great book to end the year and to remind me to be thankful for those ancestors that passed before me. Those who paved the way for the incredible freedoms we now enjoy. A great book that I will recommend to everyone.
I wasn't sure how well the author could pull off a story that spans a couple centuries in a book this length, but she does it beautifully. I really enjoyed this read - one of my favorites I have read this year.
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Every now and then you run into a book that touches the very depths of your soul. Homegoing did this for me. It seemed as though every chapter included a bit with a line or two that I wanted to mention in my review of the book... But it was just too enthralling to put down.
Homegoing follows a family line that splits in two. One side is sold in slavery to America. The other stays in Africa.
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Homegoing follows a family line that splits in two. One side is sold in slavery to America. The other stays in Africa.
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