Study Guide

Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

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Supersummary: Study Guide (2019, Independently Published)

English language

Published Dec. 9, 2019 by Independently Published.

ISBN:
978-1-7106-7745-4
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4 stars (113 reviews)

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Review of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

"A place ain't a place without a bookstore, Izzie."

I have a soft spot for books about books. Last year's [b:Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore|13538873|Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #1)|Robin Sloan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1345089845l/13538873.SY75.jpg|6736543] landed on my favorites of 2020 shelf. This book wormed its way onto my favorites of 2021 shelf. It's sweet, heartfelt, very at-face-value, but I loved it all the same.

AJ Fikry owns a bookstore on Alice Island. He purchased this bookstore with his wife, but in the way of these sorts of literary books, she's no longer in the picture. He's...sort of let himself go since, but maintains the bookstore (and a sour disposition) out of loyalty to the idea. He left the store unlocked one day while he was out, and comes back to find a small child, abandoned with a note asking for the owner of the bookstore to take care of …

Review of 'Study Guide' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

uhhhh, hmmm. 2 1/2 stars

Judging by all the 4 and 5 star ratings for this book, I expected to be blown away. Or at least maybe, somewhat... fulfilled, satisfied, impressed (?)... I don't know, I expected to feel something positive, because of the superlatives lavished on this book and this author, by just about everyone, but, eh, I just ain't feeling it.

The main problem I had with the book, and it's a BIG problem because there are only 3 main voices telling the story, is that there was no difference in the "voice" between the 3 narrators. A few times I got confused because I thought I was still reading the thoughts of one of the other characters. And, I mean, there should be a huge difference between the inner voice of the young drug addicted mother Leonie and her 13 year old son, JoJo and/or a young …

Review of 'Study Guide' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

It's hard to classify this novel other than it clearly belongs in the genre of Mitch Albom. This novel is possibly the second best book of 2018, for me. It's hard to believe that I managed to find two outstanding novels in a row. The tale is journey of love, life, and destiny and is marvelous written; its characters are richly painted and intriguing.

Review of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

This is an anthology of short stories, some incredibly short and over before they barely start. They are all set in the Midwest. As one leads to the next you will notice mention of characters from the stories that came before. Most notably in "The Swing" which was my favorite story about Sue Ellen, the little girl from the first story "Last Storm First" now as a grown woman who finds and reads a journal written by her husband long after he is gone. It is a sad tale of loss and regret, as is "Dan 4 Danica" a story about Dan Rensburg, a boy in junior high labeled as "dummy Dan" ever since elementary school and obsessed with Danica Patrick the race car driver. Dan wishes he were smarter like his sister or brother (The brother who is in the next story "A Single Word") "Kaitlin's On The Corner" …

Review of 'Study Guide' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

The writing, at first, comes across as methodical and impersonal, just as you would expect in a scientist’s journal. Our narrator is the biologist and there is a certain care take over descriptions of the flora and fauna. However, through flashbacks the reader learns a bit more about what makes her tick and her relationship with her husband.

The nature of Area X makes the biologist the perfect perspective to introduce us to this world where the plant-life is more than meets the eye. I understand the next book in the trilogy is from a different narrator, which pleases me. That makes a trilogy something more than just one story split into three.

There was a point where I started to wonder if Area X is just some big psychological experiment. Each team is accompanied by a psychologist, who does more than just monitor their mental state. Are they just …

Review of 'Study Guide' on 'Storygraph'

4 stars

Hysterical! Loved the smart ass 11-year-old detective. Can't wait to read the rest.

Update: reread for a book group. Still love Flavia's voice, but realized that I don't care much at all about the plot.

Update update: Huh, no wonder it felt like I had just read this. Seems like this may be turning into an annual thing!

Review of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

The theme of this short story was extremely close to Allen's previous story "Sleepless, Burning Life": a young woman embarks on a hallucinatory, religiously-motivated suicide mission. The trappings are different enough, but both stories end with an unsatisfying non-ending. Parts are interesting, but in all of the three stories I've read by Allen, they never quite congeal. I don't think I'll go out of my way to seek out other stories by him.

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