This book literally ripped my heart out of my chest and stomped on it multiple times. A scathing indictment of the criminal justice system, An American Marriage tells a story that rings all too true in the U.S. today. As a character says, "Six or twelve." To be a Black man in America means to be carried by six or tried by twelve. Tayari Jones' writing is stunning, and I will absolutely be picking up anything else she comes out with, and working my way through her backlist.