The Vanishing Half

I can see what all the buzz is about this book. It will stay with me a while for sure. Themes of race and identity, sexuality and identity, family and identity, secrets and identity - see a pattern here? Desiree and Stella are black twins born in a town in the south that values light-colored skin above all. They leave and each lead separate lives. The reader is left to wonder, which was a better life? Which was worse? How do you measure such things? This is a really well-written, deep story with many layers. Would be great book club choice to discuss.