The vanishing half goodreads7/7/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() It is also a reflection on the conditional aspirations of the white middle class, once you've entered this milieu, there are certain expectations, invisible rules, codes of conduct, and when children dare to want to be themselves and be someone that doesn't fit into that conventional idea of success, many parents will try everything they can to manipulate, entice or bribe them into fulfilling those expectations. About the many ways one can lose oneself. ![]() I thought initially it was a novel about 'passing', something similar to Nella Larsen's novel Passing (1929) that I read last year, a subject that at the time of Larsen's book, there were literally hundreds of books coming out about the subject.īut Brit Bennett's novel, rather than focus just on 'passing' looks at all the ways people hide things about themselves, keep secrets and the impact that has not just on themselves but on others around them. I think this is one of the most popular reads of 2020 and it's also on the Dublin Literary Award longlist 2021 a recognition of the votes of libraries and readers from around the world. ![]()
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