I really liked Homegoing, and if you haven't read it yet, you should! What struck me the most about this book was how differently their lives turned out, and how differently things turned out for their families. Their stories eventually came together over the centuries, and when I realized each chapter was going to be told by a different person, I wasn't sure about it at first. But it worked really for the story, and you get alternating chapters between someone from Effia's family and someone from Esi's family. You see how much the slave trade affects people, particularly Esi's family, and even though you're getting snippets of each person and each family, there is such a connection between each family and the reader. I was glad there was a family tree at the beginning of the book, because I referred to it constantly to make sure I was keeping up with where we were at in the story. 
 It's such a complex book, and yet it never felt that way. You see how things change, both in Ghana and in the U.S., and all through these two families. Something about it felt very honest and objective, and it was hard to read at times, but for me, it would have been a very different book without those scenes. It's necessary to understand how much of an impact slavery had on people. 
 My Rating: 4 stars. I think, had I read the book at a different time (when I wasn't distracted by other stuff going on whe I read it), it would have received a higher rating. Still, I recommend it to EVERYONE, and it is a fantastic book. I am definitely looking forward to reading anything else she writes.