Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward

Let Us Descend

Jesmyn Ward

305 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced

Description

From Jesmyn Ward—the two-time National Book Award winner, youngest winner of the Library of Congress Prize for Fiction, and MacArthur Fellow—comes a haunting masterpiece, sure to be an instant classic, about an enslaved girl in the years before th...

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Community Reviews Summary of 160 reviews

Moods

emotional 79%
dark 76%
sad 75%
challenging 57%
tense 46%
reflective 37%
adventurous 15%
hopeful 15%
inspiring 11%
informative 8%
mysterious 6%

Pace

medium 70%
slow 20%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 50% | A mix: 44% | Plot: 5%

Strong character development?

Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 1% | No: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 89% | No: 7% | It's complicated: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 41% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 5%

Average rating

4.33

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