Reviews - The Shadow Over Innsmouth

The Shadow Over Innsmouth by H.P. Lovecraft

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Lovecraft be like: you know what's scary? Really, really scary? *Whispers* people who are not white christian Americans...

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I read some of the reviews and now I am a bit confused because this is considered one of his better stories? So maybe the fact that I knew everything about Innsmouth going into it has spoiled my reading experience more than I realised.
(But then I do believe a good book is good even if you know the plot.)

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The play was still better though.

schildpad's review against another edition

2.0

sophie12kul_'s review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

hyponome's review against another edition

4.25

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

lisa_nog's review against another edition

4.0

First true Lovecraft novella I’ve ever read. I’ve enjoyed a lot of Lovecraft inspired things (Lovecraft Country, Arkham Horror) but never actually read the source material. I know he’s a very problematic author but I enjoyed the creepy, impending doom vibe of this book.