Homegoing

I am so impressed by the solid structure and fantastic character development within this novel. This book is an intricate look at individual members of two half sister's family trees and how their individual stories lead to travel across Africa, America and across communities. I can only applaud Yaa Gyasi for creating characters that have strong individual stories while also allowing these characters to play a part in the wider narrative. Each character and each individual story was written beautifully and emotively so that each new focused chapter, you were still able to connect with new characters. I really liked the ending when Marcus and Marjorie reconnected back with their African roots and with each other. I think it was a subtlety satisfying ending to a fantastically constructed narrative. A strong 4 and a half star read for me!!