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A review by dlrosebyh
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
exquisite prose ? traumatized characters ? and reflective ? exactly my favorite thing ever.
honestly, i have no words left to describe what i felt reading this book. there were times i felt like throwing up, there were times i was sobbing so hard i couldn’t breathe, there were times i didn’t know what was going on, there were rare times that i was smiling like an idiot. the vanishing half falls more onto the darker side of literary fiction. and you know what ? i love dark books.
brit bennett is now one of my favorite authors. i was hesitant to read this book at first, but i’m extremely glad i did.
honestly, i have no words left to describe what i felt reading this book. there were times i felt like throwing up, there were times i was sobbing so hard i couldn’t breathe, there were times i didn’t know what was going on, there were rare times that i was smiling like an idiot. the vanishing half falls more onto the darker side of literary fiction. and you know what ? i love dark books.
brit bennett is now one of my favorite authors. i was hesitant to read this book at first, but i’m extremely glad i did.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
Moderate: Sexual assault, Dementia, and Death of parent