janasf26 's review for:

Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward

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It is hard to rate this book. It was searingly painful while layered with Ward’s incredible prose. I have loved everything Ward has written and, of course, a book about slavery is going to be painful. I struggled to keep going at times, which perhaps is the only way it could be because her writing effectively evokes the utter awfulness and cruelty of slavery.

I found this review a helpful companion piece: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/oct/21/novelist-jesmyn-ward-losing-my-partner-almost-made-me-stop-writing