Lena’s Reviews > The Vanishing Half > Status Update

Man can Brit Bennett tell a story. I am hooked on the story of these twins and their family. How they relate, how they’re different, how far apart, and how linked. They yearn for another yet can’t cross the distance they’ve put between another.

I’m really enjoying my this book and the way it tells the story of everyone. It never feels jarring to switch between POV.

I don’t know if the author is from Louisiana. It seems like she’s from California from her bio. But this novel feels barely Southern. There’s a few words here and there like “Cher” but I think if you’re going to write about the South then really commit to research.