Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward

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Let Us Descend

Jesmyn Ward

3.86 AVERAGE

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diamondgb's review

4.5
challenging 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: No
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cyndylooo's review against another edition

5.0
dark 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
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julesmq's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad tense 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: No
LET US DESCEND is the most beautiful, horrific, poetic, tense story I’ve ever encountered: simultaneously telling a story of American slavery and the fierce determination of enslaved women. The novel has done what every great book does, set me out on further study (of the plaçage system, of free women of color in the South, of Louisianan culture). It enchanted me (terrible though its narrative details are), and it became my favorite read in an instant. I challenge anyone to come away unchanged after reading this. 
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ja3m3's review

To heavy of a topic right now

jmswails2's review

I’m grateful for an audio version and a long car ride…this one wasn’t for me. Hitching instead of poetic, drifting instead of grounded.

blewbird_bre's review against another edition

4.0
challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

sydneystorm's review

3.0
2.5 rounded up

dureader's review

4.5
challenging dark emotional 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: Complicated

hello_pangolin's review

4.5
challenging dark 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: Complicated

miamalia's review

3.75
dark emotional sad tense slow-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