Salvage the Bones
by Jesmyn Ward
Taste attributes: dramafamilyheavyrealisticsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalfish out of water/culture clashcoming of age
Boxlist takeA grounded, straightforward novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.6 / 5
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About This Book
They heard it on the radio. A hurricane is coming, threatening the town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi. Esch's hard-drinking father can feel it in his bones. Esch and her brothers are trying to help prepare, but there are other worries too. Skeetah is watching his prized pit bull, helpless as her new litter dies one by one. Randall, when not preoccupied with basketball, is busy looking after the youngest, Junior.
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- Author
- Jesmyn Ward
- Published
- 2011
- Pages
- 275
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