Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward

Let Us Descend

Jesmyn Ward

305 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
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From Jesmyn Ward—the two-time National Book Award winner, youngest winner of the Library of Congress Prize for Fiction, and MacArthur Fellow—comes a haunting masterpiece, sure to be an instant classic, about an enslaved girl in the years before th...

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Moods

emotional 79%
sad 70%
dark 69%
challenging 56%
reflective 37%
tense 37%
hopeful 15%
inspiring 12%
mysterious 11%
adventurous 9%
informative 8%

Pace

medium 61%
slow 29%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 60% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 5%

Strong character development?

Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 59% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.92

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