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The Dunwich Horror and Others by H.P. Lovecraft

alexriviello's review against another edition

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5.0

Toss up between this and Shadow Over Innsmouth which is my favorite Lovecraft. This one is possibly his most action packed, with a trio of academics chasing an invisible monster the size of a barn. Great stuff.

marinadelgada's review against another edition

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1.0

no me he enterao de na

polargare's review

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dark 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

3.75

lgpiper's review against another edition

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2.0

God this was tedious. Thank God it was short. I've heard so much about H. P. Lovecraft over the years, I figured I should read something of his. I gather some folks like this crap. Not me. Perhaps I lack imagination. Repeating phrases over and over that include barking dogs and screeching whippoorwills and foul smells, just doesn't make interesting reading for me.

Well, I've done H.P. Lovecraft. Now back to something interesting. Perhaps Jane Austen or Raymond Chandler, yet again?

'Twould be **- were GoodReads to allow +s or -s. FWIW, in my thinking, **- would rank above *+.

cute_monkey_girl's review against another edition

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5.0

2023 review: Listened to this via audiobook for the 1st time (shout out to The Exploring Series on Spotify), and it gave me something to look forward to during my daily commutes. I definitely want to listen to this one again or sit down and read this horror story in one go rather than experience this tale in parts.

dameguillotine's review against another edition

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2.0

Creo que definitivamente Lovecraft no es para mí, y no sé si en algún momento lo será. No sé qué tiene pero me resulta soporífero. No tengo otra palabra; literalmente cuando trato de leer historias suyas se me cierran los ojos.

A ver, lo más objetivamente que puedo, El Horror de Dunwich está bien. Es una historia interesante, y bien contada, en donde el inesperado héroe es un viejo académico, en donde inesperadamente el que parecía protagonista muere hacia la mitad, en donde el inesperado Horror es su hermano mellizo más monstruoso, y en donde inesperadamente hay una exquisita referencia a la UBA. Ya se volvió un chiste corriente lo de que todos los horrores lovecraftianos sean indescriptibles, y es verdad que así elige describir también a este (qué ironía) pero también nos da una descripción concreta y es, en verdad, bastante horrible, así que lo aplaudo.
No sé, quizás es porque no sentí que la historia tuviese nada particularmente novedoso o interesante. Me gustó el setting de ruralidad brujeril, la referencia a Salem, etc. Mucho más que eso no puedo sacar. Creo que la mitología cósmica que construye es de seguro muy interesante, y esta idea de Yog-Sothoth como "la llave y la puerta" me intriga, pero me gustaría más estudiarla que experimentar más literatura lovecraftiana al respecto.

ahdler's review against another edition

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4.0

El ambiente que se respira en Dunwich es increíble, un libro completo.

james2529's review against another edition

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4.0

Easily the best Lovecraft I've read, although that is a low bar.

Brilliant monster descriptions and a genuine sense of dread that builds.

The perspective jumps around quite spasmodically and Lovecraft doesn't seem to know what you are supposed to think about the characters.

A better writer could have made this a truly brilliant story.

annawelch's review

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I reread it every year. So fun and dark and scary. 

amn028's review against another edition

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4.0

Fun, old-timey psychological thrillers.