Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn WardMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Oh did I love this audiobook, with awesome narrators Kelvin Harrison, Jr., Chris Chalk, and Rutina Wesley. The saga, both past and present, of a Mississippi family which includes loving grandparents, awful parents, and their children who cling to one another, was tough to listen to especially when Leonie narrated her chapters. She was someone who never should have had children! She was a drug addict, selfish, mean to her children, and rebuffing her parents, who were truly good people. The description of the harshness of their lives, with uncles (brothers, fathers) dragged to jail (called Parchment) for no reason at all and toiling for years under the repressive eyes and whips of jailers, also gives us the character, Richie, who is too young to be in Parchment, and the object of beatings who dies and returns as a ghost, fills out this story of the south, racism, prejudice, and the ties that bind and sour families. Jojo's chapters and his love for his baby sister Kayla, were so sad, truthful, horrific in detail and sentiment, but thankfully, they are both resilient and loved by their grandparents. Highly recommended!
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