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" This story was well thought out and the characters were revealed in a way that made them easy to relate to, I felt like I knew each character and they would do what the character did given the same circumstances.Tayari Jones (born November 30, 1970) is an American author and academic known for An American Marriage, which was a 2018 Oprah's Book Club Selection, and won the 2019 Women's Prize for Fiction. A bit gloomy and slow, but still fun enough to read. I enjoyed it - hope to read more from this author. The second time around I was really struck by how many people's experiences I will never relate to - it's disheartening but also enriching to hear. " I was assigned this book in college but know I wasn't developed enough to really grasp it. " I liked this book up the end, and was not so nuts about it. The novel explores how the past impacts our present choices in way in which we are not conscious, whether we tell it or "untell" it. " Good novel content is good, but I think the writing is great.

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It.” - Dorothy Allison, author of Cavedweller “The Untelling is the story of deep hurt and slow realization, injuryĪnd recovery, and the way people genuinely change their lives. Is a wonderful book and Tayari Jones is a flat-out brilliant writer.” - Robert Olen Butler, Pulitzer Prize–winning author And she has unerring storytelling instincts. Of life with the clarity and beauty and even the dark humor of a trueĪrtist. “Tayari Jones is a remarkable novelist, able to face down the tragedies That she will never bear her own children.” - School Library Journal Implications of a child out-of-wedlock and then the more difficult truth “Teens will appreciate Ariadne’s dilemma as she wrestles first with the “A delicate portrait of a young woman’s emotional fragility as she attempts to get over the greatest trauma of her life.” - Booklist

Imagery that add dimension to the story.” - AudioFile

Jones shapes this novel with sophisticated language and Blackmon plays with accents and stereotypes ofĪfrican-Americans and whites in the South, adding spice and color to the “The first-person narration is convincing and genuine, and Jones handles her material with sensitivity and sympathy.” - Publishers Weeklyīlackmon reads in soft, lush tones, expressing Aria’s passion for lifeĪnd friendship. “Poignant…powerful…startling…Tayari Jones reveals herself as one of the most important writers of her generation.” - Atlanta Journal-Constitution