escapinginpaper's review
- 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
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Medical content, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Injury/injury detail, Racial slurs, Murder, and Slavery
Moderate: Gun violence, Alcohol, Sexual content, Colonisation, War, Genocide, and Kidnapping
Minor: Animal death, Classism, Antisemitism, and Cursing
Spoiler
There is pretty graphic racial violence and a scene involving an entire family being lynched.dreareads_'s review
5.0
Ring Shout was the perfect book to begin my journey inside of the horror genre and not only because it was short and action packed.
What made Ring Shout special was how it grabs you with the masterfully depicted imagery of horror, and it fully submerse you with the horrors inside of humans.
As a book that centers around supernatural KKK demons in the 1920's, the book never lets your forget that the true evil is the racism and violence that was endemic at the time. Yes the monsters were scary, and yes the demonic aspects heightened the tension of the story, but it was the undercurrent of reality that sticks with you after you have read it.
But it is not simply a horror book with pain, it is also a story of love and perseverance. Of honoring those that have fallen, and coming to terms with your trauma. What differentiates hate from need for revenge? What about justice and revenge, is one purer than the other?
And although the story was fast paced, Clark still took the time to show us the love and connection that existed between the characters. How a supportive and welcoming community is the greatest defense against the most evil forces.
This isn't a 5 star read. this is a 100 star read, and I need everyone to read it asap.
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Cursing, Antisemitism, Death, Slavery, Death of parent, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, War, Xenophobia, and Torture
clawfinger's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Gore, Death, Hate crime, Injury/injury detail, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Kidnapping, Body horror, Grief, Murder, Animal death, Blood, Violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Cursing, Sexual content, Rape, Slavery, Abandonment, and Antisemitism
mar's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Hate crime, Death, Racism, Body horror, Murder, Racial slurs, Gore, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Slavery, Grief, Gun violence, Violence, Animal death, and Death of parent
Minor: Rape, Antisemitism, and Sexual content
marthadude's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Alcohol, Antisemitism, and Animal death
Plenty of gore and body horror.booksthatburn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This adds a supernatural angle to real events in a way that heightens the stakes but doesn't excuse the actual historical violence. The Ku Kluxes are there because of the racism and hatred which the Klan already has, and this works so well in the narrative. Maryse is a fantastic protagonist, the resistance are a great group, and I especially enjoyed Dr. Bisset.
I wasn't expecting aftercare in a story this short but this wraps up things really well in terms of the emotional arc, with a satisfying resolution on other fronts. There's tiny moment that makes me think this could support a sequel in the same world, so if that materializes I'm very interested.
Graphic: Racism, Blood, Gore, and Death
Moderate: Racial slurs, Drug use, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Medical trauma, Violence, Animal death, and Death of parent
Minor: Antisemitism, Sexual content, and Rape
ferrumage's review
3.5
Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs
Moderate: Body horror, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Slavery, Kidnapping, Hate crime, and Gun violence
Minor: Antisemitism
Black female monster hunters during Prohibition. The monsters are supernatural monsters that take over or impersonate Klan members [the implication being that there's not a /whole/ lot of difference there]. Some religious or folk-religious stuff. The antisemitism is because there's a character who is Jewish who is definitely on the side of our hero(ine)s, and the racial status of Eastern European Jews is briefly mentioned (in the context of being complicated).f18's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gore, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Death, Grief, Sexual content, Slavery, and Torture
Minor: Animal death, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Vomit
albusmumblecore's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Hate crime, Medical content, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, and Slavery
Minor: Antisemitism
yavin_iv's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Gore, Body horror, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Animal death, and Blood
Moderate: Slavery, Sexual content, and Grief
Minor: Antisemitism