"Slyly told and laced with dark humor, this haunting tale pulled me into a richly realized world I didn't want to leave. " Ring Shout is a wild ride into America's nightmarish history, a fantastical cross between Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man and Buffy the Vampire Slayer." - Annalee Newitz Ring Shout is fantastically fun even as its core is as serious as can be." - Victor LaValle Djèlí Clark couldn't write a bad book if he tried. "Brutal and hopeful, farcical and factual, Ring Shout is a book that speaks to the ridiculous and beastly nature of racism in a story that is difficult to put down." - Justina Ireland "Clark's latest is set in a visceral world, steeped in historical detail and full of engaging characters, that asks the question, 'Who is to blame for the hate that hate made?'" - Booklist (starred review) "This is a story of Black female power, drawn from both the old and new worlds, a tale that honors the Black American experience in all its complexity, and yet also delivers in its Lovecraftian delight." - Library Journal (starred review) Djl Clark provides readers with an informative as well as insightful list of his inspirations for the book.
Thrills, chills, macabre humor, and engaging heroines to root for: What more could a reader want?" - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) RING SHOUT contains all of the ingredients of a well written and most enjoyable novel. Devotees of Lovecraft Country, Get Out, and other horror adventures with African American themes: Take note. " cunningly and pithily weaves in African folklore, American history, and sociopolitical tropes that resonate with our present-day racial upheaval. Readers will be both captivated and entertained by this fast-paced alternate history." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) " thrilling, provocative, and thoroughly badass fantasy.Lyrical interludes, mythicized 'oral histories' of Gullah traditions, and haunting retellings of African American folklore add rich texture throughout.
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