After finishing Homegoing for about three days now, I’ve finally gathered some words that I think might come close to describing my feelings.
In this gorgeously exceptional, intriguing, most engrossing novel, Yaa Gyasi punches my guts with a compelling story of a family saga that follows two generations from fourteen different points of view: from the 18th century through the routes of the slave trade, colonialism, racism, migration, and freedom.
Homegoing beautifully explores the life of two half-sisters who never even got the chance to know one another. Both of their lives start in present-day Ghana, a country on the West Coast of Africa. And even though they are born close to each other, they are from different tribes. One is married to a slave trader. The other is a slave, unknowingly living in a dungeon beneath her sister’s house.
Homegoing is a story unlike any other I’ve ever read. The writing is deep, rich, and immersive, which makes the book unputable. How the author managed to create such real and interesting characters is beyond genius. I couldn’t help but fall deeply in love with all of them, though I love Ness and Kojo a little more than the rest.
How she follows the history of more than 200 years back and delivers it intelligently is damn fascinating. I love how unpredictable the story is. I love that despite all the chaos, the two generations finally got a chance to be together.
I devoured every single word and left no crumbs. Still, I can’t seem to get enough of this goodness, so here I am, looking forward to reading yet another book from this author.
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
