La meitat evanescent
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- Author：Brit Bennett
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Summary
La Stella i la Desiree， dues bessones idèntiques， decideixen fugir de Mallard， una comunitat negra de Louisiana que， generació rere generació i mitjançant matrimonis mixtos， intenten fer cada vegada més clar el color de la seva pell。 Al cap d’uns anys una d’elles viu a Califòrnia fent-se passar per blanca， mentre que l’altra ha tornat a Mallard amb la seva filla， fosca com el carbó。 Tot i la distància i les mentides que les separen， les seves vides i les de les seves filles es tornaran a creuar。
La meitat evanescent és una exploració lluminosa sobre el pes dels orígens i com repercuteixen en les nostres decisions， desitjos i expectatives。 Una novel·la absorbent， provocativa， brillant i propera al voltant de la família i les relacions。
La meitat evanescent és una exploració lluminosa sobre el pes dels orígens i com repercuteixen en les nostres decisions， desitjos i expectatives。 Una novel·la absorbent， provocativa， brillant i propera al voltant de la família i les relacions。
Reviews
Alfred
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This isn’t a thriller or great mystery novel。 It is a story about the complex yet mundane lives of two women and the daughters they bore。 A fantastic read。
Sanya
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This was the first book in a long time left me turning pages quickly and it definitely helped me fall in love with reading again。 Although the ending left me unsatisfied， Bennett’s style of writing and the many plot twists were something else。 I also appreciated the nuanced ways in which race， identify， gender， and family were interlaced throughout — will definitely be thinking about this one for awhile。
Sidsel
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Well written and very absorbing story。 When you start reading you are IN it。 Such a tragic story， of all the things racism can be， all the big and small cruilties we do to ourselves and the ones we love; "everyone who has ever loved me has hurt me"。 A loss， all around， that made me so sad。 Well written and very absorbing story。 When you start reading you are IN it。 Such a tragic story， of all the things racism can be， all the big and small cruilties we do to ourselves and the ones we love; "everyone who has ever loved me has hurt me"。 A loss， all around， that made me so sad。 。。。more
Erin Bulycz
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You go into this beautifully written historical fiction assuming escapism， but how can you？ The characters are navigating blaring racism， colourism and gender identity that are still so relevant today。 If you have escaped into this story， you are missing the point。
Jean Ramsay
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A great read
Shinedala Berg
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This book was alright。 It took me awhile to get into but it was not bad。 I did like the story of the twins， but idk not feeling it！
Carmenlita Chief
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I wasn't too crazy about the last 1/5 of the book。。。and I'm wondering if it's because it didn't end the way I'd wanted it all to be。 Despite that， I was completely engulfed with all of the stories and their intersections。 The way they are woven together is magic， and I was so captivated。 Made me think further about the social constructs of race， identity， color， gender and sexuality， and what enables passing。I listened with fervor to the audiobook。 My greatest sadness was not getting to learn mo I wasn't too crazy about the last 1/5 of the book。。。and I'm wondering if it's because it didn't end the way I'd wanted it all to be。 Despite that， I was completely engulfed with all of the stories and their intersections。 The way they are woven together is magic， and I was so captivated。 Made me think further about the social constructs of race， identity， color， gender and sexuality， and what enables passing。I listened with fervor to the audiobook。 My greatest sadness was not getting to learn more about Reese's journey。 。。。more
Monica
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"People thought that being one of a kind made you special。 No， it just made you lonely。 What was special was belonging with someone else。"A really well written （and not entirely untimely） exploration of identity， from gender and race to queerness and economic class。 I loved how the story is being told as a generational saga， where each generation of women struggles with a different gap between their identity and how society sees them， as if identity is a kind of family curse we all inherit。 "People thought that being one of a kind made you special。 No， it just made you lonely。 What was special was belonging with someone else。"A really well written （and not entirely untimely） exploration of identity， from gender and race to queerness and economic class。 I loved how the story is being told as a generational saga， where each generation of women struggles with a different gap between their identity and how society sees them， as if identity is a kind of family curse we all inherit。 。。。more
Katie Ballentine
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Really great read！
Justin
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Really enjoyed the story and the perspectives！ I didn't care for the ending。。。 But the book was worth it！！ Really enjoyed the story and the perspectives！ I didn't care for the ending。。。 But the book was worth it！！ 。。。more
Tori
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Read if you like historical fiction。
Alyssa Cardoso
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Read this book with a group of friends and overall everyone enjoyed it。 Some commented on the ending not being as good as they had expected but other than that everyone was pleased。 Personally， I think Brit Bennett is a fantastic author and I look forward to reading The Mothers。
LynnB
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3。5 stars。
Marsha
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It was a good book， but I found it difficult to get into and the ending fizzled out。
Elizabeth Fenner
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Such a well written book！
SM
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 "Weaving together multiple strands and generations of this family， from the Deep South to California， from the 1950s to the 1990s， Brit Bennett produces a story that is at once a riveting， emotional family story and a brilliant exploration of the American history of passing。 Looking well beyond issues of race， The Vanishing Half considers the lasting influence of the past as it shapes a person's decisions， desires， and expectations， and explores some of the multiple reasons and realms in which p "Weaving together multiple strands and generations of this family， from the Deep South to California， from the 1950s to the 1990s， Brit Bennett produces a story that is at once a riveting， emotional family story and a brilliant exploration of the American history of passing。 Looking well beyond issues of race， The Vanishing Half considers the lasting influence of the past as it shapes a person's decisions， desires， and expectations， and explores some of the multiple reasons and realms in which people sometimes feel pulled to live as something other than their origins。" 。。。more
Jane
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This story grabbed my interest from the beginning and held it throughout。 Following the sisters and how their lives diverged and then reconnected through their children made for a wonderful read。 The writing is superb。 The characters became special to me and I loved being part of the journey。
Laura
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I liked The Vanishing Half。 It’s the story of two identical light-skinned black sisters who live completely different lives， one in the white world as a white woman。 The other one in their hometown of Mallard， Louisiana。 They become separated for many years and each have a daughter， which further complicates and uncomplicated things。 I loved the sister dynamic and the conundrum of “what if。” The book made me think， and I liked the minor characters， as much if not more， than the main characters。 I liked The Vanishing Half。 It’s the story of two identical light-skinned black sisters who live completely different lives， one in the white world as a white woman。 The other one in their hometown of Mallard， Louisiana。 They become separated for many years and each have a daughter， which further complicates and uncomplicated things。 I loved the sister dynamic and the conundrum of “what if。” The book made me think， and I liked the minor characters， as much if not more， than the main characters。 There is excellent character development in this novel。 。。。more
Sarah Catlin
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this was？？ sO beautiful？？ just so intricate and well done and so so breathtaking in places tbh
Larissa
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I really liked this one。 The only thing I didn't like was that it ended。 I would have liked to keep reading about these characters。 I really liked this one。 The only thing I didn't like was that it ended。 I would have liked to keep reading about these characters。 。。。more
Cheryl Childs
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A Novel of Cajun CountryKnowing Louisiana as I do， it’s always a treat to have this kind of opportunity to explore more nooks and crannies of its’ deeply fascinating history & culture。 As such this book didn’t disappoint。
John Ward
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Quite boring。 Cared little for the writing or the characters。
Laura Benton
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I read as much of this book as I wanted to read， which was about 1/4th。 It did not engage my interest。 So I’m moving on。 ✌️
Adrienne
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3。5 stars
Brenda
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I loved this book。 Beautiful well written story which deals with racism and colorism。 Also some complicated mother/daughter relationships。 The reader in audio version was amazing。 I think I read this was a favorite book of 2020 for President Obama。
isa
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honestly， i don’t know how i feel about it。 maybe because im not fit enough to appreciate the maturity of how the story is told。 some areas were slow and the jump between timelines distracted me。 the plot on the other hand was compelling。 it tackles family issues， racism and racial identity， change and abuse。 i will read it again down the line， hoping i’ll appreciate it more。
Harriet Richardson
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2。75 :/Really didn’t live up to the hype I’m afraid （in my opinion）
JULIA
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This book was a solid 4。5 stars to me。 There were characters and moments I wish received more attention。 Also， the end wasn’t quite as strong as I hoped。 But overall， the writing was wonderful。 I could see the craft and planning that went into the setting， characters， and plot。 The achievement was obvious。 This book makes you think about identity and race， truthfulness and obfuscation， posing and authenticity， bias and it’s effects。 The themes were serious and thought-provoking but they were wra This book was a solid 4。5 stars to me。 There were characters and moments I wish received more attention。 Also， the end wasn’t quite as strong as I hoped。 But overall， the writing was wonderful。 I could see the craft and planning that went into the setting， characters， and plot。 The achievement was obvious。 This book makes you think about identity and race， truthfulness and obfuscation， posing and authenticity， bias and it’s effects。 The themes were serious and thought-provoking but they were wrapped in a really good story。 This book rating deserved rounding up and not down to me。 Recommend！ 。。。more
Lisa
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Some parts felt long， and listening to the audiobook it was slightly confusing how the narrative would constantly switch from present to past and back to present。
Katherine
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The Vanishing Half is a quintessentially representation of America - a story that looks at racism， colorism， sexism， gender and identity through the varied lens of light-skinned Black twin sisters coming of age in Louisiana in the 1950s。 The plot jumps forward by a decade multiple times throughout the book， and I thought this structure really brought the book to life - what the reader does （and does not） know adds to the anguish and suspense of the story。 An evocative and tragic tale filled with The Vanishing Half is a quintessentially representation of America - a story that looks at racism， colorism， sexism， gender and identity through the varied lens of light-skinned Black twin sisters coming of age in Louisiana in the 1950s。 The plot jumps forward by a decade multiple times throughout the book， and I thought this structure really brought the book to life - what the reader does （and does not） know adds to the anguish and suspense of the story。 An evocative and tragic tale filled with nuanced characters and depth of feeling tells a much bigger story of the themes mentioned above， as they are lived by a handful of people connected and related in more ways than one。 。。。more
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