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Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff

11 reviews

rvoeller's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I had added Lovecraft Country to my reading list after having watched the HBO show. I found the juxtaposition of the horrors of racism with supernatural horrors fascinating and thought provoking. The book did seem to not lean as heavily into some of the horror/supernatural elements as originally anticipated, but that did not detract from my overall enjoyment of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Police brutality

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, and Blood

catsy2022's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

 Rating: B+

Lovecraft Country is a novel following the different members of a black family in America in the 1950s as they interact with philosopher (read: sorceror) Caleb Braithwhite and become part of his plans to take over the chapters of philosophers across the USA.

I really liked the protagonists in the book, across the stories they were all so interesting and went through different and frightening things. I think Hippolyta's story was probably my favourite. I wished there was more connection between chapters especially when they ended ambiguously.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Gun violence and Violence

Minor: Child death, Death, and Death of parent

ninjamuse's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Blood

Moderate: Racial slurs, Violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child abuse, Gun violence, and Car accident

alicelalicon's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, and Murder

peachmoni's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Xenophobia, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Death, Torture, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury

librarianmage's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Death, Sexism, and Blood

Minor: Gun violence

charlieeee's review against another edition

challenging hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Racial slurs, and Violence

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Gun violence, Sexual content, Slavery, Blood, Police brutality, Dementia, and Death of parent

I haven't watched the HBO series, but from what I've read on DoesTheDogDie dot Com the TV series has taken a grain of truth from the book and made it more violent; shocking and 'sexy' (this is HBO we're talking about here). If you've tried the series and struggled due to some of the content, please give the book a go as the overall tone & content is more in-keeping with the science fiction from the 19th/20th century than anything more modern. A genuine delight to read - please give the book a chance.

horizonous's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, and Police brutality

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Death of parent

blanketpirate's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, and Police brutality

Moderate: Gun violence

melaniereadsbooks's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.25

Honestly a white person writing a book about Jim Crow era racism from the perspective of Black people is not it for me.  That and the slurs that were completely unnecessary to write down.

Then there is the fact that this story was pretty disjointed at best. It had an interesting plot, but that is about all that was going for it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, and Religious bigotry