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| Title | : | Sing, Unburied, Sing (Bois Sauvage #2) |
| Author | : | Jesmyn Ward |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 285 pages |
| Published | : | September 5th 2017 by Scribner |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Contemporary. Magical Realism. Literary Fiction |
Jesmyn Ward
Hardcover | Pages: 285 pages Rating: 4.02 | 93609 Users | 11749 Reviews
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A searing and profound Southern odyssey by National Book Award–winner Jesmyn Ward.In Jesmyn Ward’s first novel since her National Book Award–winning Salvage the Bones, this singular American writer brings the archetypal road novel into rural twenty-first-century America. Drawing on Morrison and Faulkner, The Odyssey and the Old Testament, Ward gives us an epochal story, a journey through Mississippi’s past and present that is both an intimate portrait of a family and an epic tale of hope and struggle. Ward is a major American writer, multiply awarded and universally lauded, and in Sing, Unburied, Sing she is at the height of her powers.
Jojo and his toddler sister, Kayla, live with their grandparents, Mam and Pop, and the occasional presence of their drug-addicted mother, Leonie, on a farm on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. Leonie is simultaneously tormented and comforted by visions of her dead brother, which only come to her when she’s high; Mam is dying of cancer; and quiet, steady Pop tries to run the household and teach Jojo how to be a man. When the white father of Leonie’s children is released from prison, she packs her kids and a friend into her car and sets out across the state for Parchman farm, the Mississippi State Penitentiary, on a journey rife with danger and promise.
Sing, Unburied, Sing grapples with the ugly truths at the heart of the American story and the power, and limitations, of the bonds of family. Rich with Ward’s distinctive, musical language, Sing, Unburied, Sing is a majestic new work and an essential contribution to American literature.
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| Original Title: | Sing, Unburied, Sing |
| ISBN: | 1501126067 (ISBN13: 9781501126062) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Bois Sauvage #2 |
| Setting: | Mississippi(United States) Gulf Coast, Mississippi |
| Literary Awards: | National Book Award for Fiction (2017), Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Fiction (2018), PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Nominee (2018), Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Fiction (2017), National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Fiction (2017) Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Nominee for Fiction (2018), Women's Prize for Fiction Nominee (2018), Andrew Carnegie Medal Nominee for Fiction (2018), Kirkus Prize Nominee for Fiction (2017), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2017), NAACP Image Award Nominee for Fiction (2018), Book of the Month Book of the Year Award Nominee (2017), Reading Women Award Nominee for Fiction (2017), Aspen Words Literary Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2018) |
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Ratings: 4.02 From 93609 Users | 11749 ReviewsRate Containing Books Sing, Unburied, Sing (Bois Sauvage #2)
I've had Salvage The Bones on my TBR list for ages and somehow have never gotten to it. So, I was pleased to get an advance copy of Sing, Unburied, Sing and finally get to read something by Jesamyn Ward. Wow, she can write! Her descriptions take you right to the time and place. It's like the characters are real people, they are that three dimensional. It's a very sad book. A thirteen year old biracial boy is forced to grow up before his time. And unfortunately, it's a story that takes place alloooh, goodreads choice awards semifinalist for best fiction! what will happen?Sometimes, the world dont give you what you need, no matter how hard you look. Sometimes, it withholds.so, ive been meaning to review this for a couple of weeks now, and its a real challenge, because there is no universe in which i feel qualified to convey how damn good this book is. up there its compared to morrison and faulkner, the odyssey and the old testament, and thats probably true, but im no authority - ive
I don't know if I even feel up to the task of writing a review for this amazing novel. I started this one yesterday and I could not put this book down. Sing Unburied Sing is stunning, gripping, haunting, beautifully written, compelling and filled with complex characters. I'm usually put off by magical realism in books but I think it only added to the poetic and searing storytelling. Highly Recommended!Read for the African-American Historical Fiction Bookclub.2018 Badass Books Challenge: A book
"I washed my hands every day, Jojo. But that damn blood ain't never come out." Such a stunning book.Sing, Unburied, Sing captivated me almost instantly. THIS is how character-driven family dramas should be, and there's nothing quite like a nice bit of dysfunctional family drama to keep me turning pages. But I don't want to diminish the strength of this novel. It is a character study of a contemporary African-American family in Mississippi, but it is also a darkly beautiful story about ghosts.
2.5 stars. This book simply wasnt a good fit for me. Magical realism and fantasy are not themes that I connect with or generally enjoy reading. I hadnt realized those aspects were such a large part of this story and I found them confusing and highly distracting. I think this came down to me not being the target market for this book. There were some unforgettable characters within this tragic and unsettling story. Pre-teenaged Jojo stole my heart as he took on the parental role to his toddler
I listened to the audiobook of "Salvage the Bones", a couple of months ago. I was so engrossed, it was almost hard to distinguish one talent from the other: the narrators voice or the authors writing. Jesmyn Ward was a new author to me. I remember I cringed at times - and thought the language was beautiful. NO SPOILERS .....many other reviews came before me - excellent ones describing the plot and sharing about the characters. I read Michael's review which had me running to find this book on
ETA: 11/2019 - Rereading this for an at-work Jesmyn Ward book club. She's coming to campus in February so we're meeting monthly to discuss a different work, hosted by the library and English department. It's amazing how much of it is still so vivid in my mind.Original review from 2017:I finished this novel a week ago and haven't been able to write about it. It is so good, I just don't know how to do it justice. If I list the ingredients of the novel for you, the characters and events, it
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