2.8k reviews for:

Let Us Descend

Jesmyn Ward

3.86 AVERAGE

amkennedy24's review

4.0

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

meaganledford's review

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I’m not ready to rate this yet. I struggled through it and I love the mystical. Maybe I just wasn’t in the right space. I’m going to come back and try again at a later date because it was beautiful enough that I feel like I’ve missed it. Adding a couple of her other books to my TBR in the meantime.

emmather's review

4.5

emotional sad 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: No

melissatucker's review

5.0

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Wow! I LOVE Jesmyn Ward’s writing. Her beautiful words gutted me once again; Annis is a powerful protagonist!

nfrancisco's review

4.0

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

jnmph76's review

3.25

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

circleofreadersdruid's review

5.0

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Incredible, devastating prose. Strong, powerful, beautiful protagonist. These are all the words I can come up with, and they are lacking. This is the book I didn’t know I needed to read, but I’m so grateful to Ward for writing it.

doreennal's review

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It just wasn't very engaging and I was busy so didnt really feel called to get back to it. Maybe some other time

jessluvsbooks's review

4.0

adventurous emotional inspiring 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: No

nicole_emm's review

5.0

challenging hopeful 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: No