The Vanishing Half - Book Review

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Was not too entranced with the entirety of the book. Loved some parts, didn't enjoy many others.

Its about a pair of twins who split and how their lives turn out. The book spans 1968-1999.

The lack of grief and searing loss at the death of a father.
How little the character of the mother is known. You never get to know her.
The twins, its impossible to know one without the other. And as a reader you end up with exactly that. Not knowing either.
The character of the trans man and crossdressers felt like they were added just to make the cast eclectic. They lacked depth and any relevance.

The whole book felt like it was meant to just tick boxes to meet some criteria indecipherable to the reader.

Liked some interactions, some soft moments, and that held me to complete the book. But then I was just wondering all the while, okay, so, what is the meaning of all this!

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