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A great book if more a collection of linked stories than a single straightforward novel. Important to read for anyone especially whites in America. It is fiction but much of it is based deeply on actual fact and history - history told in a way that is rarely seen or encountered by white Americans. I’m familiar with Lovecraft but only second hand - horror isn’t what I usually read so have never read his books.
As a former Chicagoan I really enjoyed the specificity with which Ruff captures Chicago ...more
As a former Chicagoan I really enjoyed the specificity with which Ruff captures Chicago ...more
Well written but at times hard to read. Racism was the real horror in this book.
This book was fantastic.
"Lovecraft Country" is arguably Matt Ruff's best book, and I loved "Fool On The Hill". Matt Ruff seems to get better with each book. This one has a bit of everything that Matt is known for; humor, fantasy, science fiction and gritty realism. It's all here.
What can a white man born in 1965 possibly know about racial discrimination in 1954 America? Enough to entertain and keep me turning pages, that's what! Matt tells a tale of a black family caught up in a struggle of power between factions of wa ...more
What can a white man born in 1965 possibly know about racial discrimination in 1954 America? Enough to entertain and keep me turning pages, that's what! Matt tells a tale of a black family caught up in a struggle of power between factions of wa ...more
Jun 07, 2016
Karyn The Pirate
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Very, very interesting. While parts make you spitting mad the combination of historical fiction and fantasy are wonderful.
Jun 30, 2016
Steph
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Shawn Cady
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Kelsey Baguinat
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Aug 19, 2019
Aaron
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Jon
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