Jesmyn Ward’s Sing, Unburied, Sing is full of heartbreak. And ghosts. And vomit. But mostly heartbreak. That’s probably why it took both of us a full month to finish it. It was worth it, though. Listen in as we break down the plot, voice and themes in this beautiful book.
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Books mentioned in this episode:
- Men We Reaped, by Jesmyn Ward
- Salvage the Bones, by Jesmyn Ward
- In the Language of My Captor, by Shane McCrae
- The Leavers, by Lisa Ko
- The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands, by Stephen King
- The Broken Kingdoms, by N.K. Jemisin