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This title got better and better as the story went on. I found it a bit hard to get into at first but then couldn't put it down. Since this book was on my list to be read when I went to the LA Times Festival of Books in April, I made sure to attend the panel Ward was on. I enjoyed listening to her speak and was struck by a criticism she received of the characters. Apparently some people didn't believe a poor family could include of smart, creative people. I was flabbergasted but then when I desc
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This is a heart-wrenching depiction of rural poverty as experienced by a black family in Mississippi in the days around Hurricane Katrina. The characters are complex, beautiful, determined and fierce all at once. One of the better books I've read in the past two years.
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Beautiful.
There isn't any doubt that Jesmyn Ward is a phenomenal writer with a powerful, important perspective. I enjoyed this book but it was very dark and at times difficult to read. I think it might have been the right book for the right time for me.
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11th book out of a goal of 12 read in this year's Tournament of Books. Hoping to read "The Last Brother" next.
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