Lovecraft Country
A Novel
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Narrator Kevin Kenerly gives a strong voice to two extended black families who are victimized by racism in this terrifying blend of horror, history, and pulp noir. The story begins with Army veteran Atticus Turner returning from Florida to his home in Chicago in hopes of escaping bigotry. There, he finds his father, Montrose, missing and determines that he has left town with an unknown white man, which is highly unusual behavior for him. Atticus, his uncle George, and his childhood friend, Letitia, are soon driving east, and end up in the midst of, in simple terms, a mess of spooky stuff. Kenerly gives a nuanced performance, smoothly shifting between characters such as the na•ve teen comic-book artist Horace to the jaded Montrose. Thanks to Kenerly, this production is a chilling examination of racism, both overt and subtle. D.E.M. © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine
November 30, 2015
This timely rumination on racism in America refracts an African-American family’s brush with supernatural horrors through the prism of life in the Jim Crow years of the mid-20th century. The novel’s episodic events involve the extended family of Chicagoan Atticus Turner, who are lineal descendants of slaves once owned by the ancestors of New Englander Caleb Braithwhite. As Braithwhite jockeys for ascendancy in the sorcerous Order of the Ancient Dawn, he draws Turner and his family and friends into a variety of intrigues, including the recovery of a book of occult lore, the manipulation of a Jekyll-esque split personality, and encounters with ghosts. Ruff (The Mirage) has an impressive grasp of classic horror themes, but the most unsettling aspects of his novel are the everyday experiences of bigotry that intensify the Turners’ encounters with the supernatural. Readers will appreciate the irony of how the Turners’ conditioning in enduring racial bias empowers them to master more macabre challenges. Agent: Melanie Jackson, Melanie Jackson Agency.
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