Heimför

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Icelandic language

Published Aug. 8, 2017 by JPV.

ISBN:
978-9935-11-768-7
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3 stars (2 reviews)

Systrunum Effiu og Esi auðnaðist aldrei að hittast í lifanda lífi. Báðar fæddust þær í Afríku á átjándu öld þegar þrælasalan á Gullströndinni stóð sem hæst. Önnur varð eiginkona þrælakaupmanns í heimalandinu; hin var seld til Ameríku. Við fylgjum þeim og afkomendum þeirra, sjö kynslóðum, í blíðu og stríðu allt til dagsins í dag.

Yaa Gyasi sló rækilega í gegn með þessari fyrstu bók sinni. Hún dregur upp áhrifamikla mynd af örlögum heillar þjóðar þar sem fjölskyldur eiga stöðugt á hættu að tvístrast og glata öllu sem þær eiga. Stríð, þrældómur, fangelsun – og hörmungar í einkalífi – skilja ástvini að og setja mark sitt á tilveruna. En Heimför er líka saga um óbilandi baráttu í hörðum heimi, um það hvernig miskunnarlaus minningin um ánauð greypist inn í innstu sálarkima manneskjunnar og verður henni ævarandi fjötur − eða hvatning til betra lífs. --forlagid.is

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reviewed Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Stimulating and Entrancing

5 stars

This book gripped me immediately. A wonderfully written dive into how the slave trade effected and shaped not just the Americas, but also the land the slaves came from. I was enamored in how each generation built on the tragedy and triumphs of the previous generations. I also honestly appreciated that the book wasn't the equivalent of trauma porn, with moments of joy and achievement throughout.

I remember I finished this book on my lunch break at work, and I literally gasped in joy at the ending, as I felt it was the best way that things could have ended.

This book brought me so much joy, as well as great insight into the Black experience through the years and how each historical era changed things.

I've been verbally recommending this book to everyone, and now I'll do it online too.

reviewed Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Review of 'Homegoing' on 'Import'

1 star

Not sure if I'm missing something (the reviews are all good), but the prose and character development in these linked stories offered nothing for me. The stories are connected, one generation to the next, from the history of the gold coast slave trade to modern America, but each trudges along with an aimlessness and a lack of involvement that is frustrating to read. The dialogue lacked reality, and crafted badly drawn stereotypes instead of individuals. The history of this era is more engaging and interesting to read than this is, in novel/short story form.