I'm excited to read more of Yaa Gyasi's work. Each chapter is another character's perspective moving through the generations of the two family lines. A powerful read spanning 300 years that does a great job of showing how interconnected the lives of the different generations are. The characters are each unique and felt like individuals. Akua, Willie, and H being a few of my favorites. This is on me but I did take a long time with pauses in between chapters. While I found the different perspectives were handled very well, keeping the story moving without the chapters becoming disconnected, I would recommend reading two chapters (one generation of the family tree) at a time if you expect to take pauses. I do find it hard sometimes to keep track of what is happening when jumping from one storyline to another (see Triangulum and how it jumped from the past and present), but when I was reading the book more consistently I was able to follow fairly well and was deeply invested.

This book also covers a lot of difficult and potentially triggering topics. Gyasi handles them, I believe, respectfully and honestly, but it still can be a lot! 

A fantastic introduction to one of my new favorite authors!