![]() The novel makes for a nice accompaniment for another recent novel, N.K. The book is a fast-paced, gripping thriller: I could hardly put it down, and Clark masterfully ups the tension, dropping the reader into the midst of a pitched battle, and quickly upping the stakes to really put pressure on the characters as the goals of the Ku Kluxes becomes more apparent. Boudreaux can see these creatures, called Ku Kluxes, and she and her friends have been taking the fight to them, little by little, trying to stem the tide. They’re slowly infiltrating the ranks of the KKK, and are close to breaking through and taking over. Clark puts a supernatural spin on the movement, revealing that our reality is under attack from another dimension, with otherworldly creatures feeding off of the hatred and anger that drove that movement. ![]() ![]() It follows a woman named Maryse Boudreaux and her companions as they contend with a rising tide of racism in the country in the aftermath of the First World War. ![]() ![]() As the cover suggests, it’s a story that deals with the racism of the Ku Klux Klan, the terror group that arose in the aftermath of the Civil War, and again around the 1920s. It’s a topical book for 2020, especially as the country deals with the issue of race inequality and racism. I recently blew through P. Djèlí Clark’s short novel Ring Shout. ![]()
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