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Sing, Unburied, Sing

Jesmyn Ward

4.07 AVERAGE

reflective slow-paced

I’m not sure exactly what it was about this book but I just could not get into it. I think maybe because it’s one of those books where nothing really happens except lots of little things.
challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I would’ve loved more about the grandmother, but, overall, it was a quick, enjoyable read.
dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

An engrossing and powerful coming-of-age story of life, death, family, and racism in the American South. Read my full review and listen to a sample of the audio book, read by multiple narrators:

https://bookbybook.blogspot.com/2020/01/fiction-review-sing-unburied-sing.html
fast-paced
dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging emotional sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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dark emotional sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes