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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
I racconti e i romanzi principali del Ciclo di Chtulhu non potevano essere presentati in una veste migliore.Copertina nera raffigurante il volto di Cthulhu con due occhi fiammeggianti che ti trafiggono,pagine bordate di nero e magnifiche illustrazioni.
Che dire di Lovecraft e del Ciclo nel suo insieme? Il senso di disagio e insignificanza che riesce a trasmettere non ha eguali, l'idea di fondo è quella che la paura sia il sentimento primigenio, quello più profondo e la paura più primordiale sia quella dell'ignoto. C'è tanto, troppo di imperscrutabile nell'universo, un posto spaventoso, dove l'uomo non conta nulla, quello che è, quello che fa, tutto verrà cancellato da ciò che non può conoscere.
"Impazzire, a volte è una reazione appropriata alla realtà": la citazione è di Philip K. Dick ma calza a pennello per descrivere l'opera di Lovecraft
Che dire di Lovecraft e del Ciclo nel suo insieme? Il senso di disagio e insignificanza che riesce a trasmettere non ha eguali, l'idea di fondo è quella che la paura sia il sentimento primigenio, quello più profondo e la paura più primordiale sia quella dell'ignoto. C'è tanto, troppo di imperscrutabile nell'universo, un posto spaventoso, dove l'uomo non conta nulla, quello che è, quello che fa, tutto verrà cancellato da ciò che non può conoscere.
"Impazzire, a volte è una reazione appropriata alla realtà": la citazione è di Philip K. Dick ma calza a pennello per descrivere l'opera di Lovecraft
I enjoyed this collection of Lovecraft's stories. Cosmic horror remains one of my favorite genres. However, there are some elements of the books I really did not enjoy. While some of Lovecraft's virulent racism is intrinsic to his stories to some degree, choosing to continue printing the n-word simply because its the name of a character's cat seems deeply unnecessary. It's not important to the plot, setting, character, whatever -- you could easily get rid of it and have it not matter. I guess its a nice reminder what a total bastard Lovecraft was, but it made me uncomfortable.
On a more literary note: I really enjoyed The Whisperer in Darkness, the point at which the protagonist ignores a million blatantly obvious signs of danger and proceeds to put himself in a precarious situation really pulled me out of the story. It was so patently obviously that something bad was going to happen and this allegedly very educated and intelligent person seemed almost entirely oblivious to the real possibility of the danger it posed it just killed the character for me.
On a more literary note: I really enjoyed The Whisperer in Darkness, the point at which the protagonist ignores a million blatantly obvious signs of danger and proceeds to put himself in a precarious situation really pulled me out of the story. It was so patently obviously that something bad was going to happen and this allegedly very educated and intelligent person seemed almost entirely oblivious to the real possibility of the danger it posed it just killed the character for me.
I lost interest in the book. The stories are pervaded with racism, and that’s a big reason why I didn’t like it, but a more technical reason is the writing style. If I had perhaps read ONE short story in this style, I would better appreciate it, but stories go on and on and one, and Lovecraft repeatedly uses the same themes, the same descriptions, the same words….
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Só comecei a ler esse conto pq a rainha NK fez muitas referências e queria saber mais sobre. Não gostei da escrita, lenta e n fala nada, a única coisa um pouco interessante é a descrição da cidade. Sem contar que é extremamente racista. Resumo: odiei, podre. Nunca mais lerei esse autor.
I’ve been a long time fan of Lovecraftian mythos, but I’ve never actually read the original stories, deciding to bypass all the racism and go straight to other people’s work instead. Nonetheless, the time has finally come when my curiosity got the better of me, and, well… I don’t know what I expected, honestly. After all, everyone who talks about Lovecraft and/or his work always points out the racism of it.
It took me a couple of weeks to get through this collection, because a third of the way in I had to take a break to read a couple of soothing romances. I just couldn’t take his shit anymore.
The stories themselves often present intriguing and spooky ideas, but every single one is mired in xenophobic crap all over. Also Lovecraft’s writing, on top of containing vile messages, is just not that good.
I didn’t particularly enjoy the experience of familiarizing myself with Lovecraft’s work, and I think I’ll steer clear of it from now on. There are plenty of truly talented creators writing today, who are able to realize the full potential of cosmic horror, and their heroes are not a bunch of pathetic nerds ranting about people of color, Jews, and women.
No, thank you.
It took me a couple of weeks to get through this collection, because a third of the way in I had to take a break to read a couple of soothing romances. I just couldn’t take his shit anymore.
The stories themselves often present intriguing and spooky ideas, but every single one is mired in xenophobic crap all over. Also Lovecraft’s writing, on top of containing vile messages, is just not that good.
I didn’t particularly enjoy the experience of familiarizing myself with Lovecraft’s work, and I think I’ll steer clear of it from now on. There are plenty of truly talented creators writing today, who are able to realize the full potential of cosmic horror, and their heroes are not a bunch of pathetic nerds ranting about people of color, Jews, and women.
No, thank you.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
"لن أقدر على النظر إلى الكون بالطريقة ذاتها ثانية, وحتى سماء الربيع وشمس الصيف سوف تكون أقرب إلى السم بالنسبة لي."
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كانت هذه تجربتي الأولى مع عالم الرعب والغموض "لافكرافت". يالها من مخيلة مجنونة تلك التي يمتلكها.
ويالها من أفكار غريبة تلك التي أخترعها وجلبها لنا من عالم الأحلام والخيال.
كانت هنالك 9 قصص منوعة في الأحداث, وهم.
"نداء كتولو/كثولو
موديل بيكمان
بحث إيرانون
موسيقا إريك زان
العجوز المخيف
المقبرة
حقائق تتعلق بالفقيد أرثر جرمين وأسرته
داجون
سجين مع الفراعنة"
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لا أنكر أنني أستمتعت للغاية في قراءة هذه القصص التي كتبها, قد تبدو للقارئ أن القصص مكررة أو ليست جديدة ولكن في الحقيقة, هذه القصص هي الأصل لكل قصص الرعب التي نقرأها الآن أو الأفلام التي نشاهدها, "لافكرافت" هو من وضع حجر الأساس لكل هذا الجنون.
تمنيت فقط لو كانت القصص أطول من حيث الأحداث والتفاصيل, كانت هنالك قصص تستحق أحداث أكثر لشدة جمالها, ولكن شعرت أن الأحداث مقطوعة وكأن "لافكرافت" تعمد فقط أن يضع بعض السطور العريضة ليتمكن من يأتي بعده في تحويل هذه القصص الى روايات أو قصص طويلة.
تجربة جميلة وبالتأكيد لن تكون الأخيرة. متشوقة للغاية لدخول عالم "لافكرافت" المجنون والمرعب.
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"في ضوء الشفق إذ ظهرت النجوم واحدة تلو أخرى, مشى نحو الرمال المتحركة رجل مسن يلبس ثيابًا رثة أرجوانية.
وهو ينظر إلى أمامه كأنما يتأمل قباب إيرا الذهبية, حيث يفهمون الأحلام.
في تلك الليلة شهد العالم القديم مصرع الجمال والشباب."