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Salvage the Bones
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Jesmyn Ward (Goodreads Author)

emma's review

Jan 27, 2024

really liked it

bookshelves: diverse, authors-of-color, historical, literary-fiction, non-ya, 4-stars, recommend, reviewed, owned

just a few pages into this i already felt like i couldn't catch my breath.

i read two jesmyn ward books in one month, and this one was so excellent i felt like i had to go back and lower the rating of the other one. the evocative, emotional, propulsive way she writes is so one of a kind.

this book doesn't have the magic aspect of the others i've read by her, and i think it's stronger for it. in its place is an unforgettable love and bond between the characters, who are full and rich. this book is hard to read and even harder not to.

bottom line: jesmyn ward's range!!!

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