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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I automatically reserved the sequel, that's how good this book is. If you want sci-fi, evil cults, magic...all amidst the struggles of Jim Crow America, this book is for you. I gained a deeper understanding of how Black folks struggled (and still struggle) for the right to be treated as humans. Further, this book is phenomenal representation of the Black community in sci-fi work. Loved it, one of my all time favorites.
adventurous
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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
To sum up: wowwwwww.
To elaborate a smidge: I really enjoyed the heck out of this book. I was reticent to read it at first because it was described to me as an interconnected anthology rather than one long traditional story. And yeah, that’s true but if anything it makes it even better than I would have thought. A couple of the stories started off wonky to me but they smoothed out and I enjoyed every one.
My ONLY quibble is there weren’t nearly enough tentacles squirming around for a book with Lovecraft in the title BUT that’s ok!
To elaborate a smidge: I really enjoyed the heck out of this book. I was reticent to read it at first because it was described to me as an interconnected anthology rather than one long traditional story. And yeah, that’s true but if anything it makes it even better than I would have thought. A couple of the stories started off wonky to me but they smoothed out and I enjoyed every one.
My ONLY quibble is there weren’t nearly enough tentacles squirming around for a book with Lovecraft in the title BUT that’s ok!
It took me a while to get into this book, due to the creepy horror factor in the beginning and not really being able to read it at night without having funky dreams. But then it got slightly less Lovecraftian and I really enjoyed it.