Two Differing POV: I think what really made this stand out to me was that Gyasi has a lineage in Ghana and in the United States living through the same time periods.I think that’s part of the meaning of the chapters and what made it move. Each story left me wanting to know more about the person, specifically what happened after, but it’s not given. I wanted to know more about each character and their circumstances. I don’t know how this kind of connection is even possible. How in the world Gyasi manages to create such depth to each character and suck you into their world in such a few pages is beyond me. The chapters are about 20-30 pages each and reflect on one member of either family. But I had heard of so many good things on IG that I had to read it. I was hesitant going into this novel because I’m not a big fan of generational/family stories. I’m not sure it’s fair for me to write a review for this novel.

It is powerful, emotional, and beautifully written. How do you even review a book like this? It’s beyond words. From the 18th century all the way to the 21st century. The stories descendants of the two sisters are told through each chapter, capturing what it meant to be black on the two continents and the way that slavery has and forever will be something we live with. One surviving the harsh life as blacks in America and the other facing the ever changing world of the Gold Coast. This novel follows the different paths of the two families. One will marry a white Englishman and the other will be captured and sold into slavery. Homegoing Synopsis: Effia and Esi are half sisters in 18th century Ghana that will never meet.

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