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The Hound by H.P. Lovecraft

rsqoop's review

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1.0

Having published as many stories as he has, it was inevitable to have a few that are just outright boring and I think that this is one of them. There are no redeeming qualities about it, the descriptions are vague and make for an uninteresting world, the premise feels as if he had used it somewhere else before, although I don't think he did, either way, it is just bland. I thought that maybe this might be one of the first stories that he ever wrote as his well known aesthetic and style were barely present, but after I looked it up, this wasn't the case. He had actually published much better stories before, leaving this one as one of the most disappointing stories.

ayereads's review

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5.0

5 stars to this amazing story and 5 starts to the audio narration by Horrorbabble.

godloveslola's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

caroline_carnivorous's review

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4.0

I could not help think of [b:The Hound of the Baskervilles|8921|The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #6)|Arthur Conan Doyle|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1355929358l/8921._SY75_.jpg|3311984]. Very cool story! Also the first mention of the Necronomicon.

yanina_daniele's review against another edition

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5.0

Otros de los cuentos de Lovecraft, lo que tiene de particular este autor no es el terror en sí, sino la atmósfera densa, opresiva, los detalles escalofriantes que rodean a los personajes que viven estas historias. En el sabueso, esta atmósfera esta representada por un aullido lejano de un gran sabueso que acecha a sus victimas, victimas no del todo inocentes. Una detallada descripción de las cosas que rodean al narrador y su amigo St John es lo que crea un ambiente que nos pone los pelos de punta. Imaginar las calaveras y el resto de esa horrible y macabra colección que hay en ese lugar, sobretodo cuando habla de las cabezas, hace que sientas la desesperación y el miedo del personaje. Un buen cuento para la noche de Brujas.

barleybeagle01's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

amyotheramy's review against another edition

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3.0

ICK!!! It was necessary to the tale, but let me just say I never would have conceived of grave robbing as a fetish hobby on my own. (Also, I unfortunately read this story at breakfast. Not something I recommend.) After that opening, I was cheering on the hound, in spite of its obvious evil. (Random Lovecraft note: First mention of the Necronomicon, I believe, although it's author is named as Abdul Alhazred, who is first mentioned (I think) in [b:The Nameless City|6505012|The Nameless City|H.P. Lovecraft|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1339024496s/6505012.jpg|6696595].)

(Moved 2016 review to the individual work Sept. 2017 to make room to review the collection under its own entry.)

twylghast's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

theneverendingtbr's review

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

"Madness rides the star-wind . . . claws and teeth sharpened on centuries of corpses . . . dripping death astride a Bacchanale of bats from night-black ruins of buried temples of Belial. . . . Now, as the baying of that dead, fleshless monstrosity grows louder and louder, and the stealthy whirring and flapping of those accursed web-wings circles closer and closer, I shall seek with my revolver the oblivion which is my only refuge from the unnamed and unnamable."


Definitely prefer his shorter works.

theneverendingtbr's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

"Madness rides the star-wind . . . claws and teeth sharpened on centuries of corpses . . . dripping death astride a Bacchanale of bats from night-black ruins of buried temples of Belial. . . . Now, as the baying of that dead, fleshless monstrosity grows louder and louder, and the stealthy whirring and flapping of those accursed web-wings circles closer and closer, I shall seek with my revolver the oblivion which is my only refuge from the unnamed and unnamable."


Definitely prefer his shorter works.