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Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

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socialpsysteph's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I didn't really know anything about this one when I picked it up. I just knew it had won awards, some people were talking about it, and the cover intrigued me. Turns out, this is a multi-perspective story set in the deep south and explores themes regarding race, family, trauma, and ghosts? I was pleasantly surprised to find a nice helping of magical realism sprinkled throughout and I thought that aspect was done really well and seamlessly.

This book counts for Popsugar 2022 for an Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner and for Whateverathon II for a book on a previous TBR, last letter -> first letter, and S's on the cover.

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chovereads's review against another edition

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Jesmyn Ward is incredible. I felt this one was a lot more intense and difficult to read (for being upsetting) than Salvage the Bones, which I loved. some scenes from this book stayed with me for a long time.

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marielulus's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Not quite 5 because I had a hard time following at times, but such an amazing book. I empathised deeply with the characters, even if Leonie was a hard-to-love character.

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greatexpectations77's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-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

4.25

This book is really raw and hard-hitting, and it has about every trigger warning possible. It's a world that many of us who are white and middle-class don't know and have been able to ignore as the faraway south. But the issues that this family faces are solvable, and it's all of our responsibility to change policy to put those social programs in place. This book is also a great anti-"classic literature" example - it's lyrical and winding and shows that there is not one way to write.

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