Transcendent Kingdom

Note to self: Bahni Turpin is quickly becoming one of my favorite audio book narrators- I swear I could listen to this woman read the phone book and enjoy it.
I really enjoyed this, which is funny because I didn't know I was in the MOOD for it. It's a quiet book that asks a lot of deep questions and tells the story of a family. No big plot twists, no scares, nothing weird or abstract- you know, not what I thought I was in the mood to read. My only motivating factors were that I knew I “should” read this super hot book (of Fall 2020) and the library list is really long, so it's now or never. I have not read Gyasi's first novel. Yes, yes, I know I should.
I found that Gifty's story wormed its way into my heart and I really friggin cared about what happened next. I was cheering her on and crying with her. I started thinking about the religious beliefs of my childhood. I really thought about the immigration experience and the opioid epidemic.
This would make one hell of a book club read.
It was excellent. My only grumble is with the ending, which feels very tidy and too convenient.