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A story that blends the terrors of Jim Crow America and Lovecraftian horror with a little bit of history, occult, and fantasy thrown in.

This is such a good book. The writing and story are fantastic. I love how bookish some of the characters are. Highly recommend.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#SupernaturalBookBingo #MenOfLetters
#Witchathon #31by31 #SpookOWeen
#ReadAway2024 #HauntedShelf #TBR +25

+26 points #FrightClub

DieAReader, OutsmartYourShelf, TEArificbooks, Andrew65, Jadams89, TheSpineView, Catsandbooks, PuddleJumper, GHABI4ROSES

DieAReader Great! 4mo

TheSpineView Fabulous! 4mo

OutsmartYourShelf Good choice! 4mo

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Robotswithpersonality

The Ballad of Black Tom | Victor LaValle

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Now THAT is what I wanted out of a Halloween read. As I gather this is a response to the racism rampant in an HP Lovecraft novella, it's not a surprise that there are strong themes of racism, xenophobia, alienation and the abuse of power. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? You get a sweeping sense of dark power, bloody vengeance, tempered by the inevitable lesson that revenge is always destructive, to all involved. Impressive how a strong a vision of a particular time, place and fantasy elements is built into a world in such a short book. I was invested in and worried for Tommy immediately, as much as I hoped his rapscallion hustling might provide a better future rather than more trouble. 4mo

Robotswithpersonality 3/? LaValle ensures you feel Tommy's loss, and understand his choice that leads down a grimmer path. The switch to Malone's perspective was a little jarring, but it does make the climax that much more intense, and adds to the mystery in how much you don't see the minutiae of how Tommy became Black Tom and his first evil/morally gray deeds. 4mo

Robotswithpersonality 4/4 The implication that his work to summon the Sleeping King explains our present day struggle with climate change is the cherry on top. The writing overall is superb. Definitely need to pick up more horror from this author.

⚠️racism, xenophobia, slurs 4mo

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JessClark78

Lovecraft Country: A Novel | Matt Ruff

Starting next.

#TBR #HauntedShelf #Witchathon #31by31
#SpookOWeen #LongNights #ReadAway2024
#SeriesLove2024 #SupernaturalBookBingo
#MenOfLetters

+1 point #FrightClub

DieAReader, OutsmartYourShelf, Bookwormjillk, TEArificbooks, Andrew65, Jadams89, TheSpineView, Catsandbooks, GHABI4ROSES

DieAReader 🎃👻🤓 5mo

TheSpineView Enjoy! 5mo

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TieDyeDude

The Call of Cthulhu | H.P. Lovecraft

In “The Call of Cthulhu“, H. P. Lovecraft describes a statue of Cthulhu as: “A monster of vaguely anthropoid outline, but with an octopus-like head whose face was a mass of feelers, a scaly, rubbery-looking body, prodigious claws on hind and fore feet, and long, narrow wings behind.“

#wickedwhispers @eggs @alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Awesome 👏🏻 5mo

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Roary47

Dagon | H.P. Lovecraft

so-so

3✨ Another water based creepy short story. #HauntedShelves #TeamFlurken @PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper 🐸🐸 5mo

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Maggie4483

At the Mountains of Madness: The Definitive Edition | H.P. Lovecraft

Finally have some time to get my #Bookspin list done. Only a week late, NBD.

TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 5mo

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Roary47

The Music of Erich Zann | H. P. Lovecraft

so-so

3✨ Short creepy story of our POV characters noisy neighbor. The neighbor is Erich Zahn who plays every night. Over time the music seems to change and our narrator finds out why. 😬 #HauntedShelves #TeamFlurken

PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 5mo

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DrasticallyJill

Carter & Lovecraft | Jonathan L. Howard

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Read once, listened to on Hoopla twice. Look, I never really got into the whole HPL science beyond Wikipedia-ing the plots and other elements. But the reimagined scenario within Carter & Lovecraft is beyond fun. The dialogue (internal and external) acts as ‘reality‘, with characters as individuals. It‘s sardonic and easy to put together (as much as one can with cosmic horror and rare book sellers)-even if you associate HPL with cringe.

Nessavamusic

The Ballad of Black Tom | Victor LaValle

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A dark, gothic, gory good time of a novella! Featuring a down on his luck musician who takes a gig that he quickly regrets. 4⭐️

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The Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales | H. P. Lovecraft

There is a monstrous odour . . .senses transfigured. . .boarding at that tower window cracking and giving way. . . .Iä . . .ngai. . .ygg. . . .
“I see it—coming here—hell-wind—titan blur—black wings—Yog-Sothoth save me—the three-lobed burning eye. . . .”
#TheCompleteCthulhuMythosTales #HPLovecraft #lastline #closingline #book #books #booklist #booklust #Horror #Classics #Fantasy #Fiction #ShortStories #ScienceFiction #Lovecraftian #Anthologies ?

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