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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: Racism, Racial slurs, and Police brutality

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, and Blood

catsy2022's review

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: Death, Child death, and Death of parent

ninjamuse's review

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

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

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

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

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: Blood, Death, and Sexism

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, Racial slurs, Violence, and Death

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

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

Minor: Death of parent

blanketpirate's review

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

Moderate: Gun violence

melaniereadsbooks's review

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