Did not disappoint and reading it with my fav helped me to digest it and process it.' I LOVED IT!!! Finished in a day!! So beautifully written and complex. This book is emotional, it has its moments of comedy and tears, and most importantly shows the strength of a person’s roots. I absolutely love stories with long timelines and multiple viewpoints. From there, they both take polar opposite paths of dealing with their racial identities. Stella and Desiree are the infamous Vignes twins who took off from their small Black community at the age of 16. I’ve always wondered what it would be like to be a twin and Bennett really brought that to life in my mind. Can’t recommend it enough!!' Bennett’s writing is so superb!! She really has a way with planting her characters at the right moments and making them stick in your heart. Brit Bennett is definitely an author to watch!' longer at the beach, but I finally found time to finish The Vanishing Half 💖 I can’t express how much this novel lives up to the hype! does a phenomenal job exploring racism, colorism, small town Southern life, and so much more, all within a super compelling story. It’s fast-paced, emotional, and thought-provoking. I love family drama and I love small towns. This is one of those books with so much to unpack and explore I could be here all day. I didn’t realize the joy and confidence that was waiting for me once I began to love my complexion. When she speaks of having wanted to lighten her skin I FELT that, having had those own thoughts myself when I was a kid. Being bullied when I was younger for being too dark took years to get over. Reading Jude’s part of the story dug up some painful memories for me I’ve kept buried for a very long time.

She’s picked on and treated less than by her own people. Living in a town where everyone is light skin, Jude stands out and not in a good way.

The character I identified with the most was Jude, Desiree’s dark-skinned daughter.

The vanished half