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Mar 18, 2018
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A sweeping historical fiction and debut novel that follows the descendants of two half-sisters over three hundred years. Effia and Esi are the half-sisters – born into different villages in 18th century Ghana. Effia is “married” to an Englishman (who has an English wife back in Britain), and lives in relative comfort in the “Cape Coast Castle.” Esi is sold into slavery and transported to the American colonies.
I am reminded of the phrase “There, but ...more
A sweeping historical fiction and debut novel that follows the descendants of two half-sisters over three hundred years. Effia and Esi are the half-sisters – born into different villages in 18th century Ghana. Effia is “married” to an Englishman (who has an English wife back in Britain), and lives in relative comfort in the “Cape Coast Castle.” Esi is sold into slavery and transported to the American colonies.
I am reminded of the phrase “There, but ...more
Apr 08, 2017
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The book begins with two half sisters in Ghana, Effia and Esi, one of whom marries a British colonel and the other is sold in slavery. We then follow their ancestors through many generations. Each chapter is devoted to a different person. The book is very ambitious, covering over 200 years in 300 pages. I felt like it tried to cover too much in a relatively short space. Each chapter was around 30 pages long. I didn't feel like enough time was devoted to any one character to really get to know th
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Homegoing is a book with a lot of hype, and I am a reader who likes to read exciting books when the stardust has settled down a little bit. It is incredible that Yaa Gyasi wrote this unique debut story only at the age of 25. Some parts of the story reminded me of the TV series Roots.
Reading the book, I felt that Yaa Gyasi writes so fondly about her heritage, and the story has two sides of the coin. Yes, during the time people from Africa were captured and enslaved to get to America, the UK, a ...more
Reading the book, I felt that Yaa Gyasi writes so fondly about her heritage, and the story has two sides of the coin. Yes, during the time people from Africa were captured and enslaved to get to America, the UK, a ...more
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