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The Vanishing Half: A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel)
"The Vanishing Half" by Brit Bennett is one of the most talked about books of the year -- a stunning page-turner about twin sisters, inseparable as children, who ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds: one black, and one white. It’s a powerful story about family, compassion, identity and roots.
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I quite enjoyed following these characters and seeing how their lives were different depending on passing as white or not.
The last part of the book lost me a bit and it felt underwhelming. I wasn't expecting a 'happy ever after' type of ending, but it wasn't satisfying to read how Stella kept lying and Kennedy and Jude didn't end up having a closer relationship. It was weird that it ended with Jude and Reese, since I thought they were gonna brea...read more
The last part of the book lost me a bit and it felt underwhelming. I wasn't expecting a 'happy ever after' type of ending, but it wasn't satisfying to read how Stella kept lying and Kennedy and Jude didn't end up having a closer relationship. It was weird that it ended with Jude and Reese, since I thought they were gonna brea...read more
Generational trauma abounds! How do our choices impact our children? Asks big questions, contains fascinating characters.
I definitely enjoyed the plot and characters. For me with the long chapters, timeline skipping and character jumping it was a challenge to follow. I would constantly be asking myself who I was reading about. Maybe that was the idea? I'll sit on it.
It took me a little bit to figure out the transitions in time and family relationships. Once I did I really enjoyed the book!
Stella and Desiree are twins, living in a small LA town, subjected to the racism of the area. They are black, but light enough skinned to ‘pass’. And Stella does and vanishes. The book traces the lives of these sisters and their own daughters, examining issues of race and identity in very thoughtful ways. There is no judgment posed in the book, nor is there any false superiority. Just lives torn by regret, but lived as well as possible with the o...read more
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