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kiannaw's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Animal death, Body horror, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Racial slurs and Slavery
Minor: Sexual content
yavin_iv's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
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
og_tomatogirl's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
I picked up Ring Shout because somebody said if you liked Lovecraft Country you'd like this. I think this rings true ESPECIALLY if you loved the first episode (he even writes about LC on his blog!). I came across the Clark's blog and he included songs that inspired him while writing Ring Shout. GUYS! *screeches* Listening to a Shout while reading this was more immersive than VR.
You know your girl loves reading books that include eye dialect (once upon a time I wanted to major in linguistics). Reading Gullah was such a treat. It's the language of the Gullah Geechee people from South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. It's closest relative is Bahamian Creole. It has over 300 loan words from several African languages, most notably Mende, Vai, and Fulani.
This was my first body horror book... Thanks I fucking hated it 💀 . I have never felt so uncomfortable reading a scene. God please erase these images from my mind. Despite all the ....mouths, I loved Clarks's monsters. Especially because they're based on folklore. As a nurse, my heart broke with the introduction of Night Doctors (wiki it!). They are beings that come into the night to steal you away to perform experiments/dissections on you. It's monster based on some truth and we all know that's the scariest type.
Little book, big story AFFFFF
You know your girl loves reading books that include eye dialect (once upon a time I wanted to major in linguistics). Reading Gullah was such a treat. It's the language of the Gullah Geechee people from South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. It's closest relative is Bahamian Creole. It has over 300 loan words from several African languages, most notably Mende, Vai, and Fulani.
This was my first body horror book... Thanks I fucking hated it 💀 . I have never felt so uncomfortable reading a scene. God please erase these images from my mind. Despite all the ....mouths, I loved Clarks's monsters. Especially because they're based on folklore. As a nurse, my heart broke with the introduction of Night Doctors (wiki it!). They are beings that come into the night to steal you away to perform experiments/dissections on you. It's monster based on some truth and we all know that's the scariest type.
Little book, big story AFFFFF
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Racism, and Death
Moderate: Sexual content
mandkips's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, Hate crime, and Grief
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual content
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