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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-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:
Complicated
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Murder
dark
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
fast-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
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-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
I really hope that this is eventually developed further for a novel or Jordan Peele style movie. It's a great set of bones. A Lovecraftian sort of monster that would have loved Lovecraft, a hero to terrify Lovecraft--everything a magical realistic book needs!
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is the first book I've read by P.Djeli Clark, even though my library has The Black God's Drums, which is another scifi that twists the past. The worst thing about Ring Shout is the KKK hood on the book cover--I hated looking at that image on my car's screen while listening to this book. But it definitely gets a reaction. Maryse is a monster hunter--she hunts the Ku Kluxes that terrorize the Jim Crow South. I'm really starting to fall in love with novellas and how masterful writers can pack so much into a little book. The worldbuilding here is fantastic and what a great book for 2020.
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fast-paced