e1oise 's review for:

Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward

3.0

emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book is very graphic and moves very slowly. There is not much development given to any characters except the protagonist. I would recommend this book for people who like intense reads, and want to see what it is like to lives as a very poor family in the south. This book shares many important lessons about families, motherhood, and domestic violence.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Xenophobia, Car accident