I am BLOWN AWAY by this book. I loved it so much, I couldn't put it down. I wish I had read it sooner!

Homegoing starts with the stories of two sisters in Africa during the height of the slave trade. Effia marries a white man and lives in a British castle on the coast while, unbeknownst to her, her half sister Esi is captured to be sold as a slave and is in chains in the castle basement.

Every chapter of this book is narrated by a descendent of Effia or Esi. The book follows their lineage through the slave wars in Africa to the civil rights movement in America. The epic and weaving family narrative reminded me of one of my other favorite books, One Hundred Years of Solitude.

Even though we only meet each character for a brief chapter, they were so well written and developed that I felt instantly connected and attached to them. They all felt truly human. I liked this book so, so much more than The Underground Railroad. Yaa Gyasi does more for character development in a few paragraphs than Colson Whitehead did in a whole book, in my (seemingly unpopular) opinion.

I would recommend this book to literally everyone... and if they didn't like it, I might pretend that was okay but secretly be judging their taste. For real though, this book is absolutely worth a read. New favorite for sure. Can't rave enough!