Above Average: 78%
Both praised and criticized for its length (basically a novella just over 150 pages), reviewers saw this story of an African-American veteran returning to the American south after the Korean war as both powerful and unfinished.
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‘Salvage the Bones’ by Jasmyn Ward: B+ (85%) – Aggregate Book Review
Above Average: 85%
A well-written interpretation of the deep south leading up to hurricane katrina and a deserving winner of the National Book Award, though some critics remarked that it was a little overwritten and a bit heavy-handed when it comes to the mythology metaphor.
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