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Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
5.0

"Weakness is treating someone as though they belong to you. Strength is knowing that everyone belongs to themselves." Homegoing will likely be one of the most important books I will ever read. Gyasi pushes the boundaries in telling the story of six generations descending of two Black women in West Africa. Throughout the book I was confronted by my own understandings of race, history success, happiness, and safety. I fell in love with all 14 characters, each one before their stories were even told. If there's only one book I leave 2020 with, it's this one.