5/28/2023 0 Comments Homegoing goodreads![]() To think this is Yaa Gyasi’s debut (first) book, it’s so deep and mature a book. I finally get to understand to some extent what went on in the era of colonialism despite it being a work of fiction. This is a story about being black and African, about slavery, its effect on Africans. We meet different characters, we love them based on their experience but we see how powerless they are in the face of slavery and their predicaments. The story spans seven generations down to the 21st century lived by the offspring of these women. ![]() The story tells of two separated sisters, Effia and Esi born of a slave woman who grow up in different conditions, Effia was a wife to a white slave master and Esi sold into slavery. It didn’t end the way I expected but I want to believe that was part of the author’s plan, leaving us dissatisfied and a bit confused. My first foray into books about colonialism from the perspective of other African countries and I loved it. ![]() It was a pretty interesting and educating read albeit sad. I read this book from January through April and it was a ride. Homegoing was the first book pick in my #Buyonebookamonthchallenge run on Twitter. ![]()
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