'Homegoing' is a multigenerational historical fiction by Ghanaian-American author Yaa Gyasi, writing from the beginning of the slave trade in the 1700s to today's time. It starts with two sisters' story: one a slave and the other a slave trader's wife (don't worry, this is not a spoiler, it's written in the back cover), unraveling in the US and Ghana.

Although slavery is a central theme of this story, don't be fooled that it is all there is to it. I want to emphasize that if in your well-meaning intentions of reading books by authors who are black about things other than slavery, you decide to skip this book, you'll be missing out on a masterpiece.

I don't have words to describe the beauty of this book. Every single chapter and how they interconnect is pure perfection. Each character is multifaceted, complex, and perfectly imperfect.

It is one of my favorite reads this year and an all-time favorite too.