Sing, Unburied, Sing in Around the World in 80 Books

Apr 09, 2018 Sera rated it really liked it

Shelves: audio, library, literary-fiction, 1st, fantasy-magical-realism-fairytales

Tragic story of an African American family living in Louisiana. The book follows the life of the family over a period time that included flashbacks to the deaths of two important characters who both continue to impact the family in present day. Ward's writing is beautiful. Listening to this book on audio was highly rewarding. Ward did a great job developing her characters and capturing the nuances of family life that are more prevalent than we often think. Jojo will stick in memory, especially h ...more

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Jun 04, 2018 Wendy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favourites, 2018, magical-realism

This books is very difficult to stomach in parts, I almost thought I wouldn’t be able to continue but I did. I am so glad I did! Amazing story with rich characters and magical realism, I think it may haunt me and stay with me for a long time.

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Mar 12, 2020 Nina ( picturetalk321 ) rated it did not like it

Shelves: author-ofcolour, genre-litfic, author-woman, usa, a-reviewed, genre-fiction, dnf-abandoned, z-challenge-2019-reading-women, theme-usa-black

I made it to about the half-way line but people, it was a slog. This one is just not for me. It is too grim. Too little happens. And if nothing happens, then a lot must happen inside / the characters must compel me / the prose must be gorgeous. But for me there were no compensations of this kind. Sorry, much-beloved book of others, I had to give you up. I was only persevering in order to tick that Reading Women Challenge 2019 bonus box. And persevering is really not the joyful experience you wan ...more

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Nov 08, 2018 Laura (booksnob) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: literature, book-club, historical-fiction, book-of-the-month, 2018

Amazing. My reading heart belongs to Jesmyn. I love everything she writes.

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Oct 23, 2019 Julie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: to-read-own

Heartbreakingly beautiful. Ward’s prose is like a song, like poetry, and I never wanted it to end. I highly recommend that you spend some time with this complex family and the secrets and ghosts that inhabit their world. And if you like audio, the audio recording was fantastic!

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