The Ballad of Black Tom Review

Item: The Ballad of Black Tom Review
Rating: 7.2
Author: Alexandra

Alexandra May 3, 2019 Death of the Author Reviews, May Madness, Reviews, Video

Summary

The Ballad of Black Tom is both great as its own story and as a response to HP Lovecraft's canon. You feel for Tom Tester as he faces both horrors: cosmic and human.

Good

Amazing atmosphere
Great critique on HP Lovecraft's racism
Depiction of what life is like for people of colour in 1920's Harlem
Subverts traditional roles in clever ways
Perfect length for the story it's telling
THAT ENDING

7.2

Good

Plot - 7

Characters - 7

Setting - 7

Writing Style - 8

Enjoyability - 7

Written by

Alexandra

Alexandra is always looking for the next book she can devour. She has a love hate relationship with teen fiction specifically when it comes to fantasy, post apocalyptic and failed shakespeare adaptations.

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