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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
Of the 18 short stories in this book, I thoroughly enjoyed at least 5 of them which would be getting about 4 to 5 stars, including Herbert West: Reanimator, The Rats in the Walls, The Colour Out of Space, The Whisperer in the Darkness & The Shadow Over Innsmouth.
It did take me some time to adjust to the Lovecraft language, being a bit older than the majority of books I usually read. It also took some time for Lovecraft himself to develop his writing, which can be seen in some ways over the course of these stories, since they're placed here in chronological writing/publishing order and all of those previously mentioned are placed in the second half of the book or later.
It was certainly something to finally read some of the original stories of Cthulhu, the city of Arkham (no, not the batman one) and all the other weird and wonderful Lovecraft creations!
It did take me some time to adjust to the Lovecraft language, being a bit older than the majority of books I usually read. It also took some time for Lovecraft himself to develop his writing, which can be seen in some ways over the course of these stories, since they're placed here in chronological writing/publishing order and all of those previously mentioned are placed in the second half of the book or later.
It was certainly something to finally read some of the original stories of Cthulhu, the city of Arkham (no, not the batman one) and all the other weird and wonderful Lovecraft creations!
A few of the stories I've read were creepy, but mostly I just don't get the appeal of HP Lovecraft.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Boring. I don't get it.
Lovecraft's style is apparently to spend half of the story describing uninteresting details, such as imaginary family histories, before sending his protagonists into some type of cave or cellar to witness 'indescribable horrors'. He takes forever to get to the scare, and once there, calls it incomprehensible and ends the story.
There is really nothing too unique about Lovecraft; his horror doesn't stray as far from tradition as I thought it would. I've honestly read creepypastas that were more interesting and scary than the majority of Lovecraft's stories. I struggled to pay attention to these stories.
Lovecraft's style is apparently to spend half of the story describing uninteresting details, such as imaginary family histories, before sending his protagonists into some type of cave or cellar to witness 'indescribable horrors'. He takes forever to get to the scare, and once there, calls it incomprehensible and ends the story.
There is really nothing too unique about Lovecraft; his horror doesn't stray as far from tradition as I thought it would. I've honestly read creepypastas that were more interesting and scary than the majority of Lovecraft's stories. I struggled to pay attention to these stories.
slow-paced
Incredibly beautiful writing but so much racism, so much concern with class and the racial and national purity associated with specific kinds of architecture. Calm down, Howard.
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced