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A review by tmvallehoag
The Hollow Ones by Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan
2.0
As a story, it’s fine. Compelling characters and thrilling writing. The story elements were somewhat disjointed. Especially badly connected was an attempt at a social justice message which I appreciated but seemed shoehorned into the narrative. It should have been a greater focus.
The authors also frame voodoo and hoodoo as evil “corruptions” and include the cringe line “don’t be exploited in death as you were exploited in life” directed towards the spirits of enslaved people.
In the course of the story, the main characters murder two black people and burn a black church for”the greater good.” It’s very hard not to see this as a white supremacist fantasy being cloaked in social justice porn and badly researched spiritual practices.
The authors also frame voodoo and hoodoo as evil “corruptions” and include the cringe line “don’t be exploited in death as you were exploited in life” directed towards the spirits of enslaved people.
In the course of the story, the main characters murder two black people and burn a black church for”the greater good.” It’s very hard not to see this as a white supremacist fantasy being cloaked in social justice porn and badly researched spiritual practices.