5/30/2023 0 Comments Jojo sing unburied sing![]() ![]() With the meandering nature of the story it felt like it took a while before I really knew the characters, but once I got into it I found the novel quite moving. ![]() So the past is folded into the present in a way which is ultimately quite poignant. Gradually spirit figures appear around them as there is a hereditary condition where this family can commune with the dead. Leonie's colleague and friend Misty also accompanies them and takes them on a detour to pick up/transfer drugs. The bulk of the story is made up of a car journey Leonie takes with her two children Jojo and Kayla to pick up their father Michael who is being released from prison. ![]() Maybe I came to read “Sing, Unburied, Sing” by Jesmyn Ward with too much expectation since it has recently won the National Book Award and many people recommended it to me, but it took me some time for me to get into this novel. ![]()
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