![]() ![]() But like all ruminations, we are treated to a lot of thoughts without any insight. Instead, almost the entire book is pretty much a big pile of pondering about mainly religion and a little bit of science, thinly disguised as a story. Her brother gets addicted to drugs, but not just any drug, it's Ox圜ontin, and he does so after a sports injury.) The distillation of these characters down to their most stereotypical forms makes the treatment of these difficult subjects never feel more than skin deep. Before that she was at Harvard, and afterwards, she ends up at Princeton. (For example: Gifty goes to med school, but not just any school, it's Stanford. No doubt all the right words are said, but it feels so superficial and convenient. They are sprinkled haphazardly across the pages, a little bit here, a little bit there. But I'm sorry to say I didn't get that.įor all these worthy topics, the book hardly devotes much effort to them. I wanted an interesting story that can tie these different and complex topics together and offer me insight that I can take with me long after I've finished this book. According to the book jacket, Transcendent Kingdom is a "deeply moving portrait," a "profound story about race," "depression and addiction." And that's what I wanted. ![]()
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