**Review**
Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi
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When I read the synopsis, I wasn’t sure how Gyasi was going to execute the multi generational story outlined.
She did it beautifully with impeccable prose and detail. The pictures she painted were so vivid I felt like I was living with each of the characters.
At first, I was worried I would miss Effia, the first character we meet. She was by far my favorite. I almost put the book down when I glanced at the chapter titles and realized I only had one chapter with her, but I’m glad I didn’t. I then fell in love with Esi and each of her and Effia’s children and their children.
Homegoing is like nothing I’ve ever read before. The story is disjointed and jarring as it hops from one generation to the next, but this jumping is what connects the reader to the family and the history they lived. Gyasi transported me through multiple decades and countries and bonded me to a history I’d never connected to before.
The ending was perfect and did not leave me wanting.