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Jesmyn Ward: Sing, Unburied, Sing: A Novel (2017, Scribner)

A SEARING AND PROFOUND SOUTHERN ODYSSEY BY NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER JESMYN WARD

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unforgettable

This was both hard to read and hard to put down. I think Ward does an incredible job at keeping the balance between heartbreaking and heart-filling, and she never crosses over to the point that I couldn't bear to witness the pain. These characters will stay with me a long time.