Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward

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Let Us Descend

Jesmyn Ward

3.86 AVERAGE

enomis13's review

4.5
challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective 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: Complicated
Heart wrenching and beautiful

tiffanie7's review

2.0
I loved the first half, with it sad story that spoke of the desolation of slavery. I truly thought this was going to end up being a five-star rating until the book turned into some weird mythical poetry that seemed like an ongoing hallucination through to the end of the book, and a lot of the story was lost for me at that point.
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kendallfountain's review

4.5
challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
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mbergman's review

4.5
dark hopeful mysterious 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

westsidebill's review

5.0
adventurous inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
I loved the story and the author’s use of magical realism
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sophiastuart's review

3.75
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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: Yes

ldpete's review

4.0
dark emotional sad fast-paced

lchrystal's review

3.0
challenging dark slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

jeremymorrison's review

4.0
Annis is the daughter of her sire and her mother, a house slave. Overhearing the tutor teach her white sisters about Dante’s Inferno helps give meaning to her own journey to adulthood.

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Annis is the daughter of her sire and her mother, a house slave. Overhearing the tutor teach her white sisters about Dante’s Inferno helps give meaning to her own journey to adulthood.

wanderingbean's review

5.0
Ward's just a brilliant writer, and Let Us Descend is more evidence to that. The writing in this book is incredibly beautiful. Some of the lines hit you with their beauty. It's not an easy read, and the story is heartbreaking and unflinching in its portrayal of slavery. It's one of my favorite books so far this year, and I cannot wait for others to read it.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC of this book.