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Jojo sing unburied sing7/7/2023 I cheered at moments with full tears in my eyes and I saw the ghosts of characters in the people I love. Time and time again I was left in awe, not by the subtle character development, poetic language, precise prose or beautiful imagery, but by the faith in these characters to do the labor. Ward knows the limit by which we hold the ones closest to us safely away from danger, but she lets them go to show us what truly happens. The book is home to a diverse cast of characters, many of whom resemble people you’ve cried, laughed and mourned with. Sing, Unburied, Sing is an American tragedy with the accent of a ghost tale. She revives the beast of America’s past, and allows the grotesque creature to walk among us, to tell us its story, to tell us of its life. Ward writes as if each word is a volt of electricity resurrecting a forgotten history. Jesmyn Ward is more Shelley than Faulkner this time around. Sing, Unburied, Sing b y Jesmyn Ward - Nicholas Nichols The wildness logo, a stylised W that looks like two upside-down mountain peaks.
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