Comments on: “Salvage the Bones” by Jesmyn Ward http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4366 Reading, Writing, Movies and Mothering in Minneapolis, Mostly Mon, 11 May 2026 19:49:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: girldetective http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4366&cpage=1#comment-26535 girldetective Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:52:06 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4366#comment-26535 I agree that the Medea stuff was oversdetermined. And that Skeetah was a fabulous character, but I feel so tenderly to poor, motherless Esch. This book fails the Bechdel test, on purpose, and is part of what makes it so moving to me. I agree that the Medea stuff was oversdetermined. And that Skeetah was a fabulous character, but I feel so tenderly to poor, motherless Esch. This book fails the Bechdel test, on purpose, and is part of what makes it so moving to me.

]]> By: Jessica http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4366&cpage=1#comment-26534 Jessica Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:45:57 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4366#comment-26534 I didn't find SALVAGE THE BONES as "tough" as I expected based on the hype. It wasn't sweetness and light, but I found plenty that pulled me in and plenty to love. The Medea stuff got on my nerves. And really I could've read a whole book just on Skeetah without any Esch in it at all. He was very much the soul of the book. I didn’t find SALVAGE THE BONES as “tough” as I expected based on the hype. It wasn’t sweetness and light, but I found plenty that pulled me in and plenty to love.

The Medea stuff got on my nerves. And really I could’ve read a whole book just on Skeetah without any Esch in it at all. He was very much the soul of the book.

]]> By: girldetective http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4366&cpage=1#comment-26531 girldetective Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:15:22 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4366#comment-26531 Zeitoun is a powerful book, and a depressing reminder that racism is still alive and thriving. I also liked the doc Trouble the Waters and the graphic novel AD New Orleans. Zeitoun is a powerful book, and a depressing reminder that racism is still alive and thriving. I also liked the doc Trouble the Waters and the graphic novel AD New Orleans.

]]> By: Jack Vinson http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4366&cpage=1#comment-26530 Jack Vinson Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:52:54 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4366#comment-26530 for another take on Katrina, the local library did a group reading of Zeitoun, about a guy who stayed in New Orleans after the flooding and eventually got caught up in the strange police state that ensued. Even scarier that it is a true story. for another take on Katrina, the local library did a group reading of Zeitoun, about a guy who stayed in New Orleans after the flooding and eventually got caught up in the strange police state that ensued. Even scarier that it is a true story.

]]> By: Kate http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4366&cpage=1#comment-26520 Kate Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:29:47 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4366#comment-26520 Yay! Great review--you know I'm not good at reading "hard reads" that leave me hopeless, and yet I loved this book, so I think your identification of the brightness and fierce love is right on. Yay! Great review–you know I’m not good at reading “hard reads” that leave me hopeless, and yet I loved this book, so I think your identification of the brightness and fierce love is right on.

]]> By: Amy http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4366&cpage=1#comment-26519 Amy Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:03:16 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4366#comment-26519 I love books that deal with tough realities without being mean-spirited or nihilistic. Interesting review. I love books that deal with tough realities without being mean-spirited or nihilistic. Interesting review.

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