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He by H.P. Lovecraft

kidofburden's review against another edition

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1.0

Very long winded tale. The antagonist's ending description is the only thing I liked about it.

alyshadeshae's review against another edition

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3.0

Another weird one.

hikio123's review against another edition

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

3.0

I liked the pace of this story, the climax was kind of wild, but also kind of expected when knowing the author. It was a very quick read and enjoyable.

irvine_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

thepossiblenoob's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

0.5

mauro_german's review

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4.0

Esta historia si que me dio escalofríos. Ciertamente pude ponerme en la piel del protagonista y vivir con el aquel horror tan fascinante.

qalminator's review against another edition

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2.0

Minus the racist trappings, there's a somewhat interesting story buried in here. Immortal show-off, probably leading his next victim home, brings about his own demise (though he blames the victim's screaming... seriously, his other victims didn't scream?).

jorgjuar's review

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Él es una historia corta de H. P. Lovecraft, donde narra la historia de un hombre que suele recorrer las calles viejas de Nueva York, siempre observando los detalles de la arquitectura y otros elementos antiguos que sirvan a su inspiración. Hasta que conoce a alguien que lo invita a recorrer caminos más ocultos.

Este libro lleva una ínfima relación con El horror de Dunwich, el cual no es necesario haber leído para entender la historia, pero sí es recomendable haberlo hecho para tener un mejor contexto de lo que muestra el misterioso personaje.

Al igual que con el resto de los libros de H. P. Lovecrafrt, Él es una lectura rápida y recomendable. 

hendejos's review against another edition

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dark 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? It's complicated

3.0

calalo's review against another edition

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3.0

Muchas veces cuando leo a Lovecraft, encuentro unas ideales geniales que inspiran tantos mitos posteriores, conceptos aterradores que pocos autores son capaces de desarrollar enfocandose en la imnaginación de nosotros, lectores y jueces involutarios de las historias que devoramos. Y es en estos conceptos que fantaseo con una descomunal mejora si la prosa se puliera y sintetizara, pero inmediatamente entiendo mi error, repitiendo el proceso una y otra vez. "Él" es el mejor ejemplo de los "relatos paradoja" de Lovecraft , los que podrían funcionar mejor pero que funcionando mejor no funcionarían del todo.