chellejournals

[chellejournals]

Book 1/2 of 2024

Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

I read Yaa Gyasi’s debut novel, Homegoing, before teaching Ethnic Literature. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I remember picking it up with other books that were also options for teaching as a class novel. I immediately loved her writing and the alternating narratives woven throughout the book. Transcendent Kingdom is another beautifully written novel by Gyasi that highlights themes of immigration, identity, science, faith, family, grief, mental health, and racism. 

Transcendent Kingdom is moving and shows nonlinear grief that many people experience. I look forward to her next book.

Quotes:  “For months on end, she colonized that bed like a virus, the first time when I was a child and then again when I was a graduate student” (3).

“There was also a smell, that funk of depression, sturdy, reliable like a piece of furniture” (51).

“But the memory lingered, the lesson I have never quite been able to shake: that I would always have something to prove and that nothing but blazing brilliance would be enough to prove it” (63).

“The thing is, we don’t need to change our brains at all. Time does so much of the emptying for us. Live long enough and you’ll forget almost everything you thought you’d always remember” (131).

#goodreadschallenge2024 #books #reading #Yaa Gyasi #books & libraries #home & lifestyle #Ethnic Literature #quotes #words #book review #women's literature #literature #immigration #identity #grief #science #faith #racism #family #mental health

[chellejournals]

Hello there!

Hello and welcome to my blog! My name is Michelle. This blog is a space to post about books, journaling, my dogs and our adventures, dance life, music, and anything in between. I have always enjoyed reading and writing. I keep a writing journal and a bullet journal to keep myself sane. I plan to post some of that content here too.

I have a habit of deleting blogs shortly after creating them, so hopefully, this one lasts.

M

#welcome #daily #blog #personal #reading #writing #follow #journal