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The Ancestors
by
L. A. Banks,
Tananarive Due (Goodreads Author), L.A. Banks
A talented trio delivers three chilling novellas that explore ghosts and hauntings by drawing upon African and African-American ancestral myths and beliefs.
Paperback, 312 pages
Published
December 1st 2008
by Dafina Books
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The Ancestors is a collection of three lengthy short stories. L.A. Banks' is an urban dark fantasy that's mostly set up and exposition for the last five pages where the trouble starts. It ends with a tacked on epilogue. Brandon Massey's short story about a writer looking into his family roots, and discovering the family secret is predictable.
Tananarive Due's short story about a boy and his sister going visiting his grandparents' town where there are ghosts every summer is brilliant ...more
Tananarive Due's short story about a boy and his sister going visiting his grandparents' town where there are ghosts every summer is brilliant ...more
This book was not bad. All of the stories were very well written. They all are able to capture a time and place very effectively and for the most part had interesting characters. In the first two stories I found a little more fault with them though.
The first one had very nice language in it but the premise was so old that I am bored retelling it here. A man who is a war veteran and has PTSD and is seeing visions of demons is in fact seeing demons. I think we all see that comin...more
The first one had very nice language in it but the premise was so old that I am bored retelling it here. A man who is a war veteran and has PTSD and is seeing visions of demons is in fact seeing demons. I think we all see that comin...more
A collection of three ghost stories based on African American history and folklore.
By far my favorite in this collection was Tananrive Due's "Ghost Summer." I would give it 4 stars on its own. In this story, a boy on the edge of adolescence spends the summer at his grandparents' house chasing ghosts and trying to solve an old, sad mystery while at the same time trying to cope with the news of his parents' impending divorce.
The first story (L.A. Banks' Ev'ry Shut Eye Ain't...more
By far my favorite in this collection was Tananrive Due's "Ghost Summer." I would give it 4 stars on its own. In this story, a boy on the edge of adolescence spends the summer at his grandparents' house chasing ghosts and trying to solve an old, sad mystery while at the same time trying to cope with the news of his parents' impending divorce.
The first story (L.A. Banks' Ev'ry Shut Eye Ain't...more
The Ancestors is a trio of short stories all revolving around the theme of ancestry. The fist story by LA Banks, Ev'ry Shut Eye Ain't Sleep is the story of a man who seems to be traumatized by what he's seen in war, but we come to find out that the war he's been involved in is one of the supernatural nature and that he is the protector of the woman who is the granddaughter of a spiritual elder who has given him shelter and board in return for work at his antiques store. The young man is taught...more
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I loved all three stories, but the first was my favorite. Time travel and demons are always a good read. The second one was about vampires so you know i loved that, and the third touched on racisim, and a girl like me loves a good ghost story. Overall these were great stories, and i would recommend them to anyone who loves to read horror novels, or short stories.
Loved Summer Ghost because it took me into the pages... could see, hear and taste the events as the young man went on his journey of discovery and that fact that he gave his grandmother the proof of what she knew to be true. Also my intro to L. A. Banks and Brandon Massey. Looking forward to reading more of their works.
Tananarive Due is one of the best horror writers out there, and her story, "Ghost Summer," is absolutely brilliant.
Unfortunately for this collection, and literature in general, L.A. Banks has got to be one of the worst writers who has ever been published. I really don't understand her appeal. I read Minion years ago and have been infuriated at her very existence ever since. Her short story, "The Sentinel," simply makes no sense. I couldn't even begin to describe i...more
Unfortunately for this collection, and literature in general, L.A. Banks has got to be one of the worst writers who has ever been published. I really don't understand her appeal. I read Minion years ago and have been infuriated at her very existence ever since. Her short story, "The Sentinel," simply makes no sense. I couldn't even begin to describe i...more
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I liked this book, it was written by 3 authors and they each wrote a short story using the same subject.
I enjoyed this, especially Ghost Summer
Finally finished this book. Took me waaay too long because, frankly I lost interest. I did not care for the first LA banks story, Brandon Massey's picked up the pace a little better but was VERY predictable. Now Tananavarie Due was great but she always is.
I enjoyed all three stories in the book and found myself wishing each story was a novel Both Brandon and Tananerive Due are such great writers and i enjoy their insights into the African American experience.
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