author: Matt Ruff
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2016
rating: 5
read at: 2018/11/07
date added: 2018/11/07
shelves: sword-and-laser
review:
'Lovecraft Country' by Matt Ruff was my book club's pick for October and it was a good one.
Lovecraft himself was a known racist, so the title has a perfect double meaning for the stories inside. A series of linked short stories in Jim Crow America sheds a different view on these alternate takes on Lovecraft stories. The title story features Atticus Turner who heads in to dangerous country to find his missing father only to realize he's been lured because of something unique to him. Escaping this odd enclave of natural philosophers (aka wizards) is only the beginning of the troubles that Atticus and his family and friends will encounter.
I loved how the real horror is not the supernatural weirdness, but the horror of racism. I liked how historical things like the Green Book and the Tulsa riot have an impact on the stories. The writing is well done, and I really enjoyed this book.
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