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Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward
2.0

(Read for my "Intro to 21st Century Literature" class.)

I really wish I could've DNF'd this, because it was absolutely not for me. While it's loaded with the exact right kind of allusion, metaphor, and symbolism to make it a good discussion topic for an English/literature class, I totally failed to develop an emotional attachment to any of the characters at any point in the story.

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CONVERSION: 5.35 / 15 = 2 stars

Prose: 2 / 10
Characters & Relationships: 4 / 10
Emotional Impact: 2 / 10
Development / Flow: 5 / 10
Setting: 5 / 10

Diversity & Social Themes: 3 / 5
Intellectual Engagement: 2 / 5
Originality / Trope Execution: N/A
Rereadability: 1 / 5
Memorability: 1 / 5