A review by thealbapoems
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.0

I finally got around to reading this and I am so happy I did. What a fantastic book. The structure is brilliant, and though it might be a but hard to wrap your head around at the beginning, it’s worth the effort. Such an interesting depiction of life and death and grief and mourning. Beautiful in a way I didn’t expect. I don’t want to say anything else because it might spoil it, but I throughly recommend it. 

Willie Lincoln finds himself in a limbo, surrounded by ghosts who marvel at the fact that his father has visited him and cried and hugged his sick form. No one’s visited them. How is he special? But this place doesn’t seem to be good for children, and Willie refusing to leave and miss his father’s return is in grave danger.