Loved itthis is the book that haunts me because it didn't make my top like favorite top 10 list favorite reads but it was like right there like to leave this book out felt wrong because it's fantastic and if you haven't read it please read it
The Vanishing Half (2020)
Others: Mostly positive Brit Bennett’s chart topping novel, The Vanishing Half, is a story that tracks the lives of twin African American twin sisters who, after witnessing the murder of their father, run away at age 16. One sister begins passing as white and the other sister remains true to her identity. The Vanishing Half explores the intricacies of identity, family, and race in a provocative, but compassionate way.
- ISBN:
- 9780349701462
- Length:
- 352 pages
Genres: historical fiction, literary fiction
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Loved itIt's a very nuanced analysis and allegory about colorism. … So Vanishing Half, I'd highly recommend.
Loved itwhich is a generational story about love sisterhood family and identity it is a profoundly reflective and emotional story about twin sisters who end up living completely different lives
Mixedi did really enjoy the vanishing half but something about it left me more impressed with it than really hit emotionally like at the end of it i really wanted to love it and i think i just came away from it going well that was very good but you know i didn't feel anything
Loved ither writing has gone up her storytelling has gone up this was a joy to read
Mixedi was a little weary about the ends i think that bennett has his things for like obscure endings which i not a big deal but that definitely was kind of a hiccup for me in reading this one but otherwise so well done
Loved itthis book is yeah it's amazing like there's nothing else i feel like i really need to say about it
Loved itthis book was so fascinating it was so gorgeously told it was a very moving story and it was it just made me think so much more complexly about race