Book Club: Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff

Book Club is back! (Virtually on Zoom for now)

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The hosts of the Book Club have chosen to go back to meeting on Zoom for the time being.

This month's selection is Lovecraft Country: A Novel by Matt Ruff

From Amazon:
Now an HBO series from J. J. Abrams (executive producer of Westworld), Misha Green (creator of Underground), and Jordan Peele (director of Get Out and Us), this brilliant and imaginative novel by critically acclaimed author Matt Ruff makes visceral the terrors of Jim Crow America, melding historical fiction, pulp noir, and Lovecraftian horror.

Chicago, 1954. When his father Montrose goes missing, 22-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 one of Atticus’ ancestors - they encounter both mundane terrors of White America and malevolent spirits that seem straight out of the weird tales George devours.

A chimerical blend of magic, power, hope, and freedom that stretches across time, touching diverse members of two Black families, Lovecraft Country is a devastating kaleidoscopic portrait of racism - the terrifying specter that continues to haunt us today.

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The Book Club meets on the 4th Saturday of every month.

Henry Geist and Vici Duarte are your hosts.

Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9145355110

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When
November 27th, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location
ONLINE
Mesa, AZ 85211
United States
Human