Sing, Unburied, Sing
A Novel
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4.1 • 723 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Winner of the National Book Award
A New York Times bestseller
A majestic, stirring novel from two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward following a family on a journey through Mississippi—now in a gorgeous new package designed for the modern reader.
Jesmyn Ward brings the archetypal road novel into rural 21st-century America in this intimate portrait of a family and an epic tale of hope and struggle. When thirteen-year-old Jojo’s father is released from prison, his mother packs the family into a car and drives north to Parchman Farm, the State Penitentiary at the heart of Mississippi. At Parchman, Jojo encounters another thirteen-year-old boy, a specter who wanders the prison and carries with him the ugly history of the South—and a resounding lesson for Jojo about fathers and sons, legacies, violence, and love.
Sing, Unburied, Sing journeys through Mississippi’s past and present, delivering an enduring, exquisite portrait of the ugly truths at the heart of the American story and how they both gnarl, and strengthen, family bonds.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Sing, Unburied, Sing is an immersive modern classic that follows a family frayed by death, poverty, and drug addiction on their epic quest through the American south, led by a clutch of beloved and bewildering ghosts. We'd venture that the unfailingly spellbinding Jesmyn Ward—who won the 2011 National Book Award for Salvage the Bones—has another masterpiece on her hands.
Customer Reviews
Sing, Unburied, Sing
I grew up in the rural SouthQ C. The story felt very authentic although I didn’t know anyone in Parchman during the years when it was so horrible. I do know there were very poor people, people who needed help and who were trapped in the cycle of drugs & addiction. I was left wishing I could’ve helped Giver & Richie. I wish I could help Jojo & Kayla have good parents, education and hope for a good future.
It’s a complex story and will take some time to digest.
Trash
So boring. Heard great things about this book and thought it sucked.
Magical Storytelling
Gobsmacked. This magical, lyrical, painful story is glorious in its telling, unwinding trauma after hurt and reminding us that nothing, ever, really ends. Life moves through us, through everything, from one plane to another. I am in awe of the narrative storytelling, its rich layers and raw edges and unsewn hems, collecting stones and memories. I was riveted from the first to last page.