Paperback, 400 pages
Published Feb. 1, 2022 by Riverhead Books.
Brit Bennett’s chart topping novel, The Vanishing Half, is a story that tracks the lives of twin African American twin sisters who, after witnessing the murder of their father, run away at age 16. One sister begins passing as white and the other sister remains true to her identity. The Vanishing Half explores the intricacies of identity, family, and race in a provocative, but compassionate way.
I went into this book knowing absolutely nothing about it besides that a friend had recommended it.
That worked so well for me, I hesitate to tell you anything besides:
it grabbed me pretty fast and then I hustled through and finished the book in two days.
I cried for these characters.
Strong recommend
I know this is wildly popular. It just didn't do it for me. The book is too long to have insufficiently developed characters and very little story movement.
I know this is wildly popular. It just didn't do it for me. The book is too long to have insufficiently developed characters and very little story movement.
