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Sing, Unburied, Sing

Jesmyn Ward

4.07 AVERAGE

dark emotional fast-paced

Lyrical and swampy. 

This was phenomenal. No big plot just sad sad slice of life. Slap an IMMEDIATE 5 stars onto this bad boy

Very difficult and painful but also beautiful and poignant.

I suppose that the absolutely mind blowingly gorgeous writing was what made this story so readable despite the heartbreaking subject matter. We must never forget the horrors of slavery and the many ways racial injustice has been part (and is currently part) of our nation's history.
emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Beautiful. Powerful. Hard. Not a lot of hope to balance it which is fine but makes for a challenging read, as it should. 

کتاب تلخی بود. نه صرفا به معنی استعاری، داستان رسما مزه‌ی زهرمار می‌داد. عصبانی و غمگینم کرد.
challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced
challenging dark sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes