
Chicago, 1954. When his father Montrose goes missing, twenty-two year old Army veteran Atticus Turner embarks on a road trip to New England to find him, accompanied by his Uncle George—publisher of The Safe Negro Travel Guide—and his childhood friend Letitia. On their journey to the manor of Mr. Braithwhite—heir to the estate that owned Atticus’s great grandmother—they encounter both mundane terrors of white America and malevolent spirits that seem straight out of the weird tales George devours.
At the manor, Atticus discovers his father in chains, held prisoner by a secret cabal named the Order of the Ancient Dawn—led by Samuel Braithwhite and his son Caleb—which has gathered to orchestrate a ritual that shockingly centers on Atticus. And his one hope of salvation may be the seed of his—and the whole Turner clan’s—destruction.
A chimerical blend of magic, power, hope, and freedom that stretches across time, touching diverse members of one black family, Lovecraft Country is a devastating kaleidoscopic portrait of racism—the terrifying specter that continues to haunt us today.
I loved this book! I loved it for all of its complexities that cause the reader to think about things on different levels. One theme that stood out to me was the fact that Caleb Braithwhite, the villain in the story, is like the only nice white man in the story, but the thing of it is, he's not a nice man. Atticus and the rest of his friends are great characters to follow. They are complex and human and make the story come alive.
I think this would be a great book for anyone to put on their reading list. It's very well written, connects the stories nicely, and is a perfect example of how to create meaningful characters. Any aspiring author could learn a thing or two from reading this exceptional book!
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