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joanna_banana's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
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
3.75
Jesmyn Ward books have been on my list awhile and so I decided to go back to the first one in the Bois Sauvage collection. This is not long, but it’s heavy. The struggle of Esch to get people to see her, the grief of the dad, the loneliness of Junior, the pressure on Russell, the intensity of Skeet with China and puppies, uff. A lot of grief all around really. I can’t say I enjoyed the book; however, it’s well written and the characters are beautiful people, trying to keep things together literally and figuratively. The ending surprised me, it was a little abrupt, but then there was no more to say perhaps. Thought provoking for sure. I feel like I picked up on symbolism but also didn’t fully grasp what the author was saying about destructive motherhood between Mama’s dying giving birth to Junior, Esch becoming pregnant, and Katrina ‘herself’ bearing down on them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Car accident
ellislilylovestoread's review against another edition
medium-paced
1.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Body horror
Moderate: Sexual content and Pregnancy
Minor: Addiction
caseythereader's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Alcohol, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Blood, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Violence, and Vomit
Minor: Drug use
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