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Lovecraft Country (Lovecraft Country, #1)

Matt Ruff

Start date: May 2, 2016

Finish date: June 1, 2016

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Mar 25, 2019 Sam rated it it was ok

Shelves: bailed, mooberry-library

Just couldn't get into the writing style. Found the characters like comic book versions of novel characters. In fact I think this would work well as a graphic novel instead. ...more

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Sep 27, 2020 Molly rated it it was amazing

I thoroughly enjoyed this read! I was met with surprises on every page yet the story remained constant and defined. I need to read more by Ruff

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Jan 14, 2017 Christine H rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: halloween, horror

This was exceptional! Ruff does a fantastic job of crafting relatable, three-dimensional characters, which is the heart of the book. He weaves the sadly mundane horrors and dread of an African-American family during Jim Crow with cosmic horror and weird tales, and it is completely mesmerizing.

Each chapter is basically a short story, with one of the central cast of characters taking POV for that section. Early on the stories track closely with Lovecraft's own fiction, while later chapters pay ho ...more

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Oct 22, 2019 katy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: books-and-booze

I really loved where this one came from, the way it blended both the supernatural and racism. I liked the idea of creating a sense of fear of the unknown to give light to the fear embedded in racism. I'm looking forward to the tv interpretation.

Also, i need to read more lovecraft for sure. ...more

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