A review by mobrew
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

adventurous challenging mysterious fast-paced

• 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

Ring Shout is about a young woman coming to terms with her past and her emotions. It is a story about intergenerational racial trauma, coming into your true power, and hope for the future. 

I found the plot to be fast paced, gripping, and satisfying. The amount of gore was balanced with the humanization/monstrouization of characters, and the book for me become an action packed, women led, resistance narrative in a time I so craved one. 

The writing was beautiful, and I will definitely be seeking out the author’s other works especially his shorter fiction because I appreciated how contained and deeply satisfying the narrative was. All in all, this is a piece with a lot to say and a piece with a lot of joy, which will be on my mind for a long while.