Lincoln in the Bardo
The night Lincoln visits his young son's grave -- told through a cacophony of ghosts caught between worlds.
Mood Emotional
Pacing Balanced
Complexity Dense & Rewarding
Pages 368
Reading Time
~12–18 hrs
The night Lincoln visits his young son's grave -- told through a cacophony of ghosts caught between worlds.
About This Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOKThe “devastatingly moving” (People) first novel from the author of Tenth of December: a moving and original father-son story featuring none other than Abraham Lincoln, as well as an unforgettable cast of supporting characters, living and dead, historical and inventedOne of The New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years One of Paste’s Best
Who This Is For
Best for readers who want to feel something deeply, books that stay with you long after the last page. This is a book that asks something of you. Dense, layered, and best read slowly. The pacing is balanced, time to breathe between moments that matter. If you prefer to read at arm's length, this one may get too close.
Best Read When
Best read when you're in the mood for something moving and emotionally resonant, and a read that's balanced and absorbing.
What It Explores
Lincoln in the Bardo explores loss and what remains after it, identity and the gap between who we are and who we pretend to be, and family in all its complexity — inherited and chosen.
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