![]() ![]() I miss the shape of humongous southern oak trees, whose branches can cover an entire yard. The moment I started turning the novel’s first pages, Alabama landscapes started coming back to my mind. Everything reminds me of my southern experience. By description I mean all the scenery in Mississippi, its water, its landscapes, its people, its foods, and even the sounds of birds, and how the dogs move around. ![]() There are two specific aspects of the novel that jumped out to me: (1) the description, and (2) its tempo, rhythm. Then the final chapter is about Hurricane Katrina, and how she revealed to her father that she’s pregnant. Each day one learns more about the protagonist, from the background of her parents, her grand mother, her neighbors to her being pregnant with a neighborhood boy. Its entire narrative is set in 12 days, and each day is one chapter in the book. The novel has a very interesting structure. Her mom passed away when she gave birth to her youngest sibling. Its protagonist is a black teenager who grows up in a family of four with two older brothers, and a younger brother. ![]() Thus, this weekend I tried to make up for this slacking behavior. Last week, I wrote that I have not spent much time reading novels lately, and I felt bad about dropping my habit. Since I have a long weekend this week, I devoted one entire day to read the novel Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward. ![]()
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