Sing, Unburied, Sing is the story of three generations of a black family in a fictitious town on the Mississippi coast, told from three perspectives. Jojo is a biracial 13-year-old boy living with his grandparents, his mother and his young sister. He idolizes his grandfather but only tolerates his mother, who leaves him with the responsibility of caring for 3-year-old Michaela. His mother, Leonie, soothes her pains with drugs while she waits for her white boyfriend (and Jojo and Michaela’s father) to get out of […]
I suppose maybe the Nobel Committee knows what they’re doing
I didn’t expect to appreciate this one as much as I did. I started The Remains of the Day as an audiobook a few months ago while unpacking at a new apartment, and I realized it would require a bit more attention than I was able to give it then. It seemed fine, maybe a little wandering… but when I picked it back up again this year, I zoomed right through it. The quick summary: Stevens, a butler at a great house in England, goes on […]
In Which Maisie Dobbs Makes Me Angry
Hi! New here, kind of. I’ve been reading reviews here for a few years (thanks for the Jane Steele and Act Like It recommendations!) and signed up a few times but never got around to writing out any reviews. This year though! Here I am! So, first review… is it normal for you regular reviewers to finish a book and think, sure, that was fine, I liked it well enough, but then when you actually write the review you get really angry and annoyed by […]