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A sweeping epic of two families that I could not put down

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

July 15, 2021 by Mobius_Walker Leave a Comment

BINGO – Home Summary: Homegoing follows multiple generations of families that start in 17th century Ghana and track all the way through modern day. Homegoing follows a linear plot structure but each chapter switches from family to family and from one generation to the next. This novel is sweeping in its scope. The culmination of the two stories lines comes together in an expected way but one that is still works. Most vignettes of the families are about finding one’s home or space, trying to […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction Tagged With: cbr13bingo, ghana, historical fiction, Multi-Generational, slave trade, violence, Yaa Gyasi

Mobius_Walker's CBR13 Review No:36 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction · Tags: cbr13bingo, ghana, historical fiction, Multi-Generational, slave trade, violence, Yaa Gyasi ·
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More than five letter words in the English language

The Keeper of Wild Words by Brooke Smith

March 11, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I say The Keeper of Wild Words by Brooke Smith is a five but is more of a 4.8 due to a little hiccup for me. Which is the fact that Brooke is the name of the child of the story and the author. This seems a bit heavy handed. However, regardless if this is based on a true story or not, maybe naming the child Robin, Willow, Rose (etc.) might have been less daunting. Of course, it also could be while Brooke is a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Brooke Smith, Concepts, Environment, family, Multi-Generational, Science & Nature, Values & Virtues, words

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:120 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Brooke Smith, Concepts, Environment, family, Multi-Generational, Science & Nature, Values & Virtues, words ·
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