An American Marriage (Jones) - Book Reviews

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Jones maintains a brisk pace…. The dialogue …[is] sometimes too heavily weighted by exposition, and the language slides toward melodrama. But the central conflict is masterfully executed: Jones … explore[s] simmering class tensions and …racial injustice,
Publishers Weekly


(Starred review.) Jones's writing is engagingly layered with letters between the main characters integrated through the narrative. Her personal letter to readers demonstrates how writing this novel changed her.  —Ashanti White, Fayetteville, NC
Library Journal


Jones crafts an affecting tale that explores marriage, family, regret, and other feelings made all the more resonant by her well-drawn characters and their intricate conflicts of heart and mind.
Booklist


(Starred review.) Subtle, well-crafted, and powerful.… This is, at its heart, a love story, but a love story warped by racial injustice. And, in it, Jones suggests that racial injustice haunts the African-American story.
Kirkus Reviews


(Starred review.) [A]n enchanting novel.… [It] explores philosophical and political quandaries, including generational expectations of men and women, the place of marriage in society, systemic racism, toxic masculinity … [while] avoiding didacticism.… [G]ripping, and the characters are unforgettable.
Forward Reviews