A review by karingforbooks
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

dark emotional reflective relaxing fast-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

3.5

3.5. This book was well done and dealt with a lot of important themes in the U.S., namely racism and all that entails. It did a good job with relationships and weaving them together in a way that isn't the traditional "perfect" family. However, there was inconsistency with the writing of dialect; sometimes they would sound very Southern and sometimes they sounded like they were speaking educated English. Also, there were too many POVs for my taste; I didn't think we needed Richie's, or Michael's. They didn't add anything to the story that couldn't have been told from Jojo's or Leonie's.

2021: I got more from it and caught more nuance than I did three years ago. I like the motif of water and food and how those play out, even if I haven’t solidified my thoughts of what they mean yet. Richie is just sort of there; he’s a big piece of the story but one I don’t understand. Still 3.5 for me 
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