Vanishing Half Novel Brit Bennett ebook Reviews Summary

Character Development

Pros:

• "I loved the growth and depth of the characters."
• "Each character had flaws and those flaws made them real."
• "The characters and relationships are so well drawn, you can visualize everything."
• "Characters are well-developed and believable."
• "All of the characters had depth and I was able to empathize with even when they were very frustrating."
• "The characters are fully developed which made it easy to follow the story."
• "I love the challenges and the strengths of each character that Bennett gave to them."

Cons:

• "instead it deteriorated into weak, stereotypical characters, a confusing chronology and tack on themes."
• "No character development at all and I didn’t like any of the characters."
• "Then there’s Stella who turns out to be rotten. Just an awful person. No character growth."
• "Character development is weak."
• "The characters could have been better developed."
• "The characters were underdeveloped so it lacked depth."
• "I also found the storyline and characters underdeveloped."

Writing Style

Pros:

• "The way that Brit Bennett writes is explorative and thought-provoking."
• "This book gave me a perspective that I had never given any thought. Great subject and excellent writing."
• "This is a really great book written beautifully."
• "The book was very well written and kept me on my toes the entire read!"
• "Bennett’s writing voice is excellent—it feels natural, full of poignant phrases that hit you in the chest."
• "Bennett’s writing style is also nothing short of gorgeous."
• "I absolutely adore the authors writing style."

Cons:

• "The writing wasn't strong enough to develop this novel beyond a superficial exercise."
• "The writing was in need of a little more editing--some subjects got lost in the arbitrary pronouns."
• "The writing was great."
• "The writing was mediocre at best."
• "It seems like the author took these characters (trope characters) threw them in a good storyline, but didn’t know how to have them interact."
• "'The Vanishing Half' tries hard to be compelling but it's way over blown."
• "But good writing, grabs you and holds you to the story, even when the story slows Down or takes a turn."

Plot and Storyline

Pros:

• "The book had some good twists and somehow the author so delicately tied the storyline into each other."
• "This story was well written and kept me interested from start to finish."
• "The intertwining of life stories takes you on a journey with each of the characters, understanding their life struggles from each one’s point of view."
• "The story is mesmerizing and powerful, a call to love and a call to consciousness especially in our current times."
• "The story was very absorbing and the characters well-rounded and engaging."
• "The story engaged me from the beginning ....and kept my attention."
• "The plot lines are very intriguing, and the character-development is excellent."

Cons:

• "this book was nothing like I expected from the summary. In my humble opinion, the Author threw in every current 'social justice issue' she could think of."
• "The ending was terrible. I wasn't expecting so many loose ends."
• "The book was all over there place time line wise and went in depth about 'what ifs'."
• "It would have been nice if this book didn't jump around as often and as quickly as it did."
• "It did lose me a bit in the beginning with the time lines - they jumped around too much at first for my liking."
• "I found the book difficult to follow, constantly switching between characters in a disjointed way."
• "This book is all over the place."