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The Willows

Algernon Blackwood

3.95 AVERAGE

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dark mysterious medium-paced

 The Willows by Algernon Blackwood is about two men who enjoy exploring the wilderness until they come across a river delta of the Danube and the unsettling things they discover there.

Thoughts while reading:

-This story was brought to my attention when I started an anthology and the editor mentioned that this book resonated with his idea of ‘weird fiction’
-The story wasn’t grabbing me at first but the atmosphere eventually builds
-I like ‘the Swede’ but the narrator drives me crazy
 

The book managed to convey a strong sense of atmosphere and wrongness that caused the characters to slowly unravel, but I found that because I didn't connect strongly with the characters, it affected the level of tension I felt.

Overall, I would give it a 3 out of 5 
dark mysterious tense 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: Complicated
dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark mysterious tense 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

"But you're quite right about one thing, " he added, before the subject passed, "and that is that we're wiser not to talk about it, or even to think about it, because what one thinks finds expression in words, and what one says, happens."

One word: c-r-e-e-p-y


It's giving #ALLthecreeps

I read this after reading The Hollow Places by T Kingfisher, which borrows heavily from it. This is a brilliant piece of otherworldly horror, and I loved it.
adventurous dark mysterious tense 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: No

Si noi singure in camping am face o treaba mai buna...
Da se vede influenta lui asupra lui Lovecraft ,dar se vedecine a masteruit genul,iar aceasta poveste" was longer than it was welcomed"