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mothgender's review
5.0
I received this book from Library Thing in exchange for an honest review. That being said, this was a fabulous collection of stories. There wasn't a single story in this collection that I didn't like. That being said, I think the best ones in this collection were The Call of the Golden Gate, In the Murder House, and Aisle 12.
The Call of the Golden Gate really spoke to the part of me that absolutely adores Lovecraftian writing, and the kinds of unknowable horrors that might lurk in the waters.
Aisle 12 contains my absolute favorite version of hell to ever be thought up. I mean, this seems like a perfectly reasonable view of it, and I'm honestly surprised I'd never thought of it because of course that's what hell is.
In the Murder House, being the final and longest story in the book, left me wanting more and more of Powell's writing. It questions what becomes of us after death, and gives me one more reason to never touch an ouija board.
One criticism I have for this is that a suspicious number of his characters across a majority of the stories in this collection use the phrase, "Criminy."
But, there's a story about vengeful frogs. Need I say more?
The Call of the Golden Gate really spoke to the part of me that absolutely adores Lovecraftian writing, and the kinds of unknowable horrors that might lurk in the waters.
Aisle 12 contains my absolute favorite version of hell to ever be thought up. I mean, this seems like a perfectly reasonable view of it, and I'm honestly surprised I'd never thought of it because of course that's what hell is.
In the Murder House, being the final and longest story in the book, left me wanting more and more of Powell's writing. It questions what becomes of us after death, and gives me one more reason to never touch an ouija board.
One criticism I have for this is that a suspicious number of his characters across a majority of the stories in this collection use the phrase, "Criminy."
But, there's a story about vengeful frogs. Need I say more?
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