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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
A nice addition for any Lovecraft fan. I always love to see artwork from the original stories as well as the inspirations (which include photos and locations). Annotations are a nice addition but not earth shattering knowledge. If you are new to HP Lovecraft and his writings they can be a big help with understanding the stories/writing style. Because of the annotations the collection of short stories are on the shorter side but still a nice well rounded collection.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
I read a bit of H.P Lovecraft in my early twenties. I loved his nightmarish short stories. Returning to them as an adult, I can see how profound his influence on science fiction, horror and fantasy has been. Many of his ideas have been regurgitated and are familiar to readers of modern horror. Some of his novels are really just rambling descriptions of nightmares and moonscapes and down right awful. Others are creepy, modern horror stories. Yet others show the awful eugenic philosophy of the day, and Lovecraft clearly had the idea of an over- and underclass of people in terms of racist characteristics. That added an additional layer of uneasiness to many of his stories. Anyway, given his profound influence and, in many instances, masterful storytelling, I do recommend this. Perhaps not the complete fiction, but at least assorted bits.
I had been looking for a decent collected volume of H.P. Lovecraft's work for some time now without luck. Every collection I found either suffered from obvious holes in the collected fiction, shoddy construction, or both. I found this edition at Barnes and Noble (It's one of their "library" editions) and was immediately impressed. This edition is leather bound with ribbon bookmark. The cover art is relatively tasteful, and the inside cover illustration is downright gorgeous (if you're into Dagonite cultists opening a gateway to eldritch horrors).
In terms of the collect, this is about as complete as possible. All published works, several early stories and even a discarded draft of [b:The Shadow of Innsmouth|320697|The Shadow Over Innsmouth And Other Stories Of Horror|H.P. Lovecraft|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173738881s/320697.jpg|1125937] are included along with a biography and well done introduction. Despite all of his work being available for free online, at $20 this one is a steal. Thank you Barnes and Noble for finally putting together a worthwhile and definitive H.P Lovecraft collection!
In terms of the collect, this is about as complete as possible. All published works, several early stories and even a discarded draft of [b:The Shadow of Innsmouth|320697|The Shadow Over Innsmouth And Other Stories Of Horror|H.P. Lovecraft|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173738881s/320697.jpg|1125937] are included along with a biography and well done introduction. Despite all of his work being available for free online, at $20 this one is a steal. Thank you Barnes and Noble for finally putting together a worthwhile and definitive H.P Lovecraft collection!
Writing is a bit flowery, but undeniably interesting and inspirational.
It's just a lot to read and can be slow and dense sometimes. Also dude is super racist and there is better horror fiction out there. Maybe will finish at some point because he did help to kickstart the genre but definitely not high up on my list.
This Kindle edition is great. Well done, ChthulhuChick.com.
I run hot and cold on Lovecraft. His protagonists are dull and mostly interchangeable. He avoids dialogue like mice avoid cats. He loves antiquated words. He tells stories obliquely, often through the voice of someone relaying things that purportedly happened to someone else.
On the other hand, his vision of horror is more applicable to real life than the vampires, werewolves and ghosts of old -- it is a better metaphor for the doom we all fear. Vampires, werewolves, etc. can be dealt with, if you have smarts and pluck. There is not much you can do about Cthulhu.
Some of these stories are readable and effective, others are thought to enjoy. I like "The Call of Cthulhu," "The Silver Key," "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward" and "At The Mountains of Madness." I cannot abide "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kaddath."
I give this book four stars, mostly because the good stuff is memorable and because I do like Lovecraft's ideas and his influence. The sheer volume of stories is good, too; if you like weird fiction there is a lot of it here.
I run hot and cold on Lovecraft. His protagonists are dull and mostly interchangeable. He avoids dialogue like mice avoid cats. He loves antiquated words. He tells stories obliquely, often through the voice of someone relaying things that purportedly happened to someone else.
On the other hand, his vision of horror is more applicable to real life than the vampires, werewolves and ghosts of old -- it is a better metaphor for the doom we all fear. Vampires, werewolves, etc. can be dealt with, if you have smarts and pluck. There is not much you can do about Cthulhu.
Some of these stories are readable and effective, others are thought to enjoy. I like "The Call of Cthulhu," "The Silver Key," "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward" and "At The Mountains of Madness." I cannot abide "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kaddath."
I give this book four stars, mostly because the good stuff is memorable and because I do like Lovecraft's ideas and his influence. The sheer volume of stories is good, too; if you like weird fiction there is a lot of it here.