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Teju Cole
Rave The Guardian ...shows that Cole has fulfilled the dazzling promise of his novels. He ranges over his interests with voracious keenness, laser-sharp prose, an open heart and a clear eye. His subjects are diverse and disparate. Readers are certain to find a personal favourite ... There is such richness in these essays that it is not possible, in this short space, to do justice to all their delights.
Yaa Gyasi
Rave The Financial Times ...[a] deeply empathetic novel ... Homegoing is an affecting examination of the soul-destroying and lingering effects of slavery ... Reading Homegoing can be a disconcerting experience: just as you have settled in with one character, the chapter ends and you move to another. This is by no means a complaint; it is precisely this unsettling quality that is so powerful about the novel ... Homegoing is particularly honest in its unflinching and resolute refusal to hide from unpleasant facts ... Homegoing is a first novel, and therefore is not without its faults. The language can be overwrought to the point of occlusion. Nor is the dialogue always convincing; it is sometimes difficult to distinguish one voice from the next, and the rendering of African-American argot falls wincingly on the ear. But these are minor complaints to put to the writer of such a wonderfully evocative and com­passionate novel — one that, given her tender age, shows deftness, depth and maturity. Homegoing is a gift to its readers, and a treasure to cherish.

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