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2017 | Fiction & Poetry
A searing and profound odyssey bringing the archetypal road novel into rural twenty-first century America. An essential contribution to American literature. Jojo and his toddler sister, Kayla, live with their grandparents, Mam and Pop, and their drug-addicted mother, Leonie, 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, Leonie packs her kids and a friend into her car and sets out to collect him on a voyage rife with danger and promise. In prose layered with the textures of the south, Sing, Unburied, Sing journeys through Mississipi's past and present. Using visceral and eloquent language that scalds with its raw power and beauty, Jesmyn Ward grapples unflinchingly with the ugly truths at the heart of the American story and explores the power - and limitations - of the bonds of family and community.
An epic tale of hope and struggle and a searing and profound odyssey, this is is a majestic new work from a writer at the height of her powers.
Jesmyn Ward
(Author)
| Published by | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Edition | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781408891049 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781501126062 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | Kindle |
| ASIN | B01M9I7CRC |
| Language | English |
| Edition | Audiobook |
| ASIN | 9781508236139 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781501126093 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781408891032 |
| Language | English |
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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated
Oct 3, 2017
The story follows a family on their way to a prison, in which the children's white father is due to be released. The teenage boy and his three year old sister are mostly dependent on one another as well as their grandparents Pop and Mam. The mother Leonie is absent, and rather aloof in their upbringing, forcing her son, Jojo to bring up his kid sister. In between are disturbing stories featured in flashbacks and ghostly apparitions, The novel explores interracial relationships, police brutality and even post traumatic stress disorder to a degree.
While it can seem haphazard, going back and forth in time, and random narratives appearing throughout, it leaves the reader with a sense of unease and despair at the violent nature of society. A truly intriguing read.
Barack Obama recommended (curated)
Purrsistently (46 KP) rated
Jun 21, 2018
The audiobook is very well done as well, read by a talented cast.
