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- Author：Brit Bennett
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Summary
W USA możesz być czarny， nawet jeśli twoja skóra jest jasna jak mleko。 Wystarczy jeden przodek， jedna kropla "niewłaściwej" krwi。
Bliźniaczki Stella i Desiree wychowują się w ubogiej afroamerykańskiej rodzinie na Głębokim Południu。 Tam， skąd pochodzą， nie czeka ich żadna przyszłość， a jedyną szansą jest ucieczka z domu。 W wielkim świecie życie， które do tej pory dzieliły， rozpada się na dwie niedopasowane połówki。 Desiree wciąż należy do czarnej społeczności， a Stella zrywa kontakt z rodziną i potajemnie wychodzi za białego mężczyznę， który nic nie wie o jej przeszłości。
Po latach kłamstw losy sióstr rozdzielonych setkami kilometrów splotą się na nowo， gdy niespodziewanie skrzyżują się drogi ich własnych córek。 Łącząc wiele wątków i pokoleń， od Głębokiego Południa po Kalifornię， od lat 50。 do 90。 XX w。， Brit Bennett tworzy emocjonującą historię relacji dwóch sióstr i stawia jedno z najważniejszych pytań: czy jesteśmy tym， kim się czujemy， czy tym， za kogo uważają nas inni？
Bliźniaczki Stella i Desiree wychowują się w ubogiej afroamerykańskiej rodzinie na Głębokim Południu。 Tam， skąd pochodzą， nie czeka ich żadna przyszłość， a jedyną szansą jest ucieczka z domu。 W wielkim świecie życie， które do tej pory dzieliły， rozpada się na dwie niedopasowane połówki。 Desiree wciąż należy do czarnej społeczności， a Stella zrywa kontakt z rodziną i potajemnie wychodzi za białego mężczyznę， który nic nie wie o jej przeszłości。
Po latach kłamstw losy sióstr rozdzielonych setkami kilometrów splotą się na nowo， gdy niespodziewanie skrzyżują się drogi ich własnych córek。 Łącząc wiele wątków i pokoleń， od Głębokiego Południa po Kalifornię， od lat 50。 do 90。 XX w。， Brit Bennett tworzy emocjonującą historię relacji dwóch sióstr i stawia jedno z najważniejszych pytań: czy jesteśmy tym， kim się czujemy， czy tym， za kogo uważają nas inni？
Reviews
Sinead Kiley
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My rating: 4。5 starsThe characters， the plotlines， the intrigue。 This book was fantastic for what it was trying to do。 Each character struggled with a myriad of things and Bennett weaves these issues into the book seamlessly telling a story of abuse， identity， loneliness， hope， family， and perhaps most importantly， sense of self within community。 Every character was beautifully written。 （Reese made me soft）My only criticism is that it reads more like a biography than a story， with characters tra My rating: 4。5 starsThe characters， the plotlines， the intrigue。 This book was fantastic for what it was trying to do。 Each character struggled with a myriad of things and Bennett weaves these issues into the book seamlessly telling a story of abuse， identity， loneliness， hope， family， and perhaps most importantly， sense of self within community。 Every character was beautifully written。 （Reese made me soft）My only criticism is that it reads more like a biography than a story， with characters traits being almost told to us in a factual， statement type manner。 I wish the characters leapt out of the page more， instead of just being carriers for the themes that the author was trying to convey。I highly recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of historical fiction。 This book will stay with its readers， as every character， every interaction， every page is beautifully crafted and written。 。。。more
JoLayna Arndt
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I enjoyed the story line about the twin sisters and the complicated issues involving race and family ties。 I’m not sure how I feel about the transgender story line—it’s something I don’t understand， but it felt oversimplified here。
Jctpm
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Beautiful， but equally heart wrenching， The Vanishing Half offers up a raw， realistic portrayal of a pair twin sisters that part ways in life due to their upbringing that would shape their view of life and their surrounding。 One thing I loved is how the author did not linger too long on a character， always making sure each character， whether supporting or main， had their development and was not forgotten by the reader and introduced in a way that makes you care about the characters。 The pacing Beautiful， but equally heart wrenching， The Vanishing Half offers up a raw， realistic portrayal of a pair twin sisters that part ways in life due to their upbringing that would shape their view of life and their surrounding。 One thing I loved is how the author did not linger too long on a character， always making sure each character， whether supporting or main， had their development and was not forgotten by the reader and introduced in a way that makes you care about the characters。 The pacing in the book was excellent and their was no loose ends in the book， which is great for those like myself who absolutely hate cliff hangers。 5/5 perfect read。 。。。more
Madeleine Howard
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Powerful， nuanced， meta， important， layered， emotional
Christine Barry
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Very interesting woven story！ Thought provoking。
Courtney
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From the first pages， I was pulled into this novel。 I found several lessons and appreciated the author’s words giving a voice to issues likely to remain relevant in society。
Tricia Rogers
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Very good story。 Enjoyed the telling of the twins' stories。 Very good story。 Enjoyed the telling of the twins' stories。 。。。more
Kristina
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Book club notes: 3。5 stars I'm still not sure how I feel about this book。 I wish the characters had a bit more depth to them。 Stella gave up everything yet I didn't really feel like I knew who she was。。。。I guess much like Kennedy felt。 Book club notes: 3。5 stars I'm still not sure how I feel about this book。 I wish the characters had a bit more depth to them。 Stella gave up everything yet I didn't really feel like I knew who she was。。。。I guess much like Kennedy felt。 。。。more
Sidni
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LOVED！ Such a great story while touching on some harder topics but in a story format。 The character development was really good and the way the book flipped back and forth kept me interested！
Nina Hebrank
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This book was beautifully written， truly。 It just didn’t capture my attention and took me awhile to read。
TheBerryBookReport
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This book has been everywhere all year - it has won countless awards and I think I may be the last human to read it。 I read this as part of JoJo's read-a-thon and this was her pick for me to read as it is one of her favorites。 Let's start here。。。I am glad I finally read it to see what the hype is about。I liked this book - it was beautifully written。 However， I am not sure I loved it， and honestly don't get the extreme hype or love it has received。Here's why:1。 the extreme time jumps without tyin This book has been everywhere all year - it has won countless awards and I think I may be the last human to read it。 I read this as part of JoJo's read-a-thon and this was her pick for me to read as it is one of her favorites。 Let's start here。。。I am glad I finally read it to see what the hype is about。I liked this book - it was beautifully written。 However， I am not sure I loved it， and honestly don't get the extreme hype or love it has received。Here's why:1。 the extreme time jumps without tying up the loose ends from the previous era。 I struggled hard with this in keeping up with everything。 There were a lot of sub-plots and a ton of characters and these time warps were off putting for me。2。 the too perfect "coincidences"。 I'll leave it at this so I don't spoil for the other ONE human who may not have read this yet。 I really hate when books are too perfect， and while this was no CoHo （if you know。。。you KNOW I cannot deal）， I felt that there were way too many perfect coincidences that chipped away at the beautifully written story。3。 too many really big story lines。 We had a vanishing sister， racism， a trans relationship， an actual soap opera star and rounded things out with Alzheimers。 I am a reader who prefers less is more。 Due to the time warping， I found all of this hard to keep up with， but that could just be me。All that being said， I found Brit Bennet's voice to be incredibly powerful， one of true talent。 Her words were truly poetic， the story was wonderful and the sister dynamic is a story line I will never， for all eternity， tire of reading。 My little sister was my first best friend and still gets to keep that title。。。most days :） I loved the sisterly dynamic created in the next generation of cousins and thought this was beautifully described。Bennet's writing is like none I've ever read。 I'd even be so bold as to say that her voice is one that can easily give Kristin Hannah a run for her money。 She's THAT good。。。 。。。more
Monika
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This was a book about twins; about how they can be so different and yet forever connected。 It’s also a book about race: how one twin reacted to a violent racially motivated event in her childhood by embracing who she was as a black woman， and the other by running from it and pretending to be white。 Both woman struggled in their life， but the greatest struggle for both was losing their other half。 I found the parts of the book that talked about Judes life the most interesting。 At the end of the b This was a book about twins; about how they can be so different and yet forever connected。 It’s also a book about race: how one twin reacted to a violent racially motivated event in her childhood by embracing who she was as a black woman， and the other by running from it and pretending to be white。 Both woman struggled in their life， but the greatest struggle for both was losing their other half。 I found the parts of the book that talked about Judes life the most interesting。 At the end of the book I just felt like their story was unfinished。。。。 did they reunite？ Did the cousins carry on with their relationship？ Just when they found each other again， the book ended， leaving me wanting more。 。。。more
Anna
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This book was the perfect balance of entertaining and thought provoking。 Would recommend to anyone who loves literary fiction。
Cia
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 “I don’t know why you can’t see that you’re not。” He sighed， turning to face her。 One cheek was covered in full makeup， the other half of his face still clean。 “I don’t know why you’re fighting it neither。 What could be better than being eighteen and in love？ Oh， you don’t even know。 If I could go back， I’d do everything different。”“Like what？” she said。“Oh， everything。” He turned back to the mirror。 “This big ol’ world and we only get to go through it once。 The saddest thing there is， you ask m “I don’t know why you can’t see that you’re not。” He sighed， turning to face her。 One cheek was covered in full makeup， the other half of his face still clean。 “I don’t know why you’re fighting it neither。 What could be better than being eighteen and in love？ Oh， you don’t even know。 If I could go back， I’d do everything different。”“Like what？” she said。“Oh， everything。” He turned back to the mirror。 “This big ol’ world and we only get to go through it once。 The saddest thing there is， you ask me。” i think this is one of the rare times where there's a romance and my entire body just feels liquified because it's so soft and tender and they're so good to each other。 the relationships in this is so intricate and carefully spun - sometimes you do things to the people you love and you don't understand why。 you don't love them any less， it hurts you too， and you do it anyway。 the beauty of books like these is precisely balancing that irrationality that's tugged into a thousand directions by the sociopolitical context it's been set in。 i think about that line that desiree says a lot - everyone who's ever hurt me has loved me - and i feel like it's a good summary for this， in the meta sense of the book， in the way the characters played out against each other。 and i love what was basically the poetic mind map that the author had drawn out: two sisters， identical both physically and historically， splintering apart。 both making permanent decisions through marriage， then splintering down that way too。 the last scene where jude and reese went into the water， like a baptism， like an awakening， a cleansing of all the things they feared about themselves， and the implied acceptance of it all。 what a hopeful note to close on。 。。。more
Catherine
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Thought the pacing was great， the characters mostly well-developed， and the balancing of multiple timelines （including future） felt really balanced。 Just in general， a great book！ It really surpassed my expectations。
Sally
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4。75Weak ending
Theresa
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Interesting read as you continue to educate yourself on Black Lives Matter
Kathy Stevenson
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such rich character development。 i want a sequel。
Lydia
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Really enjoyed this story。 Interesting look at a lot of hot topics （racism， sexism， lgbtq， etc） over many decades as it explore a set of twins and their life choices。
Sarah
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Not for me
Felicia Ewing
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Overall the book was disappointing。 I feel much more could have been done with the story。
Tamara Loomis
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So I am going to go against the tide of all the rave reviews and say this book was good but not great。 （If I could， I would give it 3。5 stars） I won't pile on with plot points as they are thoroughly covered in other reviews。。。suffice it to say this could not be more of a book club book for suburban white women in their 40s。 It is all about the "fascinating" topic of "passing" （I had no idea！ all the suburban white women in my book club exclaimed） and what a lonely place it is for those who pass。 So I am going to go against the tide of all the rave reviews and say this book was good but not great。 （If I could， I would give it 3。5 stars） I won't pile on with plot points as they are thoroughly covered in other reviews。。。suffice it to say this could not be more of a book club book for suburban white women in their 40s。 It is all about the "fascinating" topic of "passing" （I had no idea！ all the suburban white women in my book club exclaimed） and what a lonely place it is for those who pass。 I pass as white even though I am not and， honestly， I don't even think about myself as one race or another。 Maybe the experience is different for others; I wouldn't know （and it certainly helps that I grew up in NYC in the 80s and not the South in the 50s）。 In any event， it's a great premise but that's not enough for me -- the writer has to take the novel to a more interesting place for the characters themselves， and this is where I think Bennett fell short。 At some point in the book， she basically just drops the twins where they ended up landing from the get go and then turns her attention to the kids。 The added twist of a transgender character did not work for me either。 It seemed as if Bennett felt the need to explore another aspect of identity and passing instead of keeping that aspect of the book simple and relying on her storytelling skills to take the twins' experiences to the next level。 While I found this book an easy read， extremely well written， and with good characters and a decent story line， it wasn't the blockbuster of the year for me either。 。。。more
Nicole
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I really enjoyed the multigenerational story， laced with race and family issues。 Although， I wish I got to know the characters on a deeper level， I liked them a lot and loved their development over the years。
JeriLyn
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Abandoned。
Vanessa Richardson
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I can’t wait for the movie to come out。 Highly entertaining audiobook。
Kylee Slade
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Interesting but slow paced
Kim
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Really liked this one。 One of my favorite relationships was btw Jude and Kennedy; I think their relationship acted as a subtle foil to the reader for the twins lack of one。 The coincidental meeting is a bit far-fetched， but I get the need for it to move the book ahead。 Interesting take on race， perception， and tough choices （family over future）。 I'm also a sucker for anything set in the deep south。 :） Really liked this one。 One of my favorite relationships was btw Jude and Kennedy; I think their relationship acted as a subtle foil to the reader for the twins lack of one。 The coincidental meeting is a bit far-fetched， but I get the need for it to move the book ahead。 Interesting take on race， perception， and tough choices （family over future）。 I'm also a sucker for anything set in the deep south。 :） 。。。more
Taylor
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I am not sure exactly where I stand in relation to this book。 I tend towards thrillers which I assumed this to be without reading any summaries prior to starting。 While I enjoyed the long stretch of time the book covered as well as some heavy realities， I did not feel it was a page turner。 Far more nuanced in the plot line。
Jacqueline León Aponte
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I was left wanting more。 The ending felt abrupt to me。 I turned the page to keep reading。 I hate when that happens。
Mary Krufka
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A town built upon freed slaves who were sired by white masters who pride themselves on their light skin。 Twin sisters with a difference of opinion on whether they want to be known as black or white。 One sister disappears and passes as white yet always fearing she’ll be discovered。 Add their very different daughters into the mix and 。。
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