The Vanishing Half

This was a superbly written, fully engrossing novel. I love stories where the protagonist and antagonist aren't clear, and that's the case with this. This book is too complex, has too many moving parts to be defined that way.

The story starts out small and confined, but the way Brit Bennett methodically expands the world, adding characters and using time jumps is brilliantly done. She subtly made me invested in every character, even when they infuriated me.

To me, this is ultimately a story about not fitting in where you belong, and fitting in where you don't belong. The navigating that comes with that made for a truly interesting read. Highly recommend.