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lucasilievskie's review against another edition
3.0
2.75
A deeply average collection of new Lovecraftian fiction featuring a number of decently-written short stories and a number of terrible ones.
I have less of an issue with the stories themselves and more with the collection as a whole – there was no coherence, no underlying theme, no degree of connectedness between the tales that made me feel like I was reading a carefully-selected, carefully-curated short story collection. It just felt like a hodgepodge of low to medium quality short stories tied together loosely by cosmic horror motifs.
My favorites: A Clutch; Outside the House, Waiting for the Crows; Alexandra Lost; I Dress My Lover in Yellow; Variations on Lovecraft Themes. Everything else in the collection was forgettable or just...not very well written.
I’d advise anyone interested in picking this collection up to read only a select number of stories – don’t waste your time reading every single one. Some of them are really not worth your time.
A deeply average collection of new Lovecraftian fiction featuring a number of decently-written short stories and a number of terrible ones.
I have less of an issue with the stories themselves and more with the collection as a whole – there was no coherence, no underlying theme, no degree of connectedness between the tales that made me feel like I was reading a carefully-selected, carefully-curated short story collection. It just felt like a hodgepodge of low to medium quality short stories tied together loosely by cosmic horror motifs.
My favorites: A Clutch; Outside the House, Waiting for the Crows; Alexandra Lost; I Dress My Lover in Yellow; Variations on Lovecraft Themes. Everything else in the collection was forgettable or just...not very well written.
I’d advise anyone interested in picking this collection up to read only a select number of stories – don’t waste your time reading every single one. Some of them are really not worth your time.
degeneratefromnj's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
netherworld_books's review against another edition
5.0
There were a couple of short pieces I didn't connect with, but it's a very strong collection. The editorial choices demonstrate an impressive breadth, the stories share thematic concerns or build on one of Lovecraft's idiosyncricies. None fall into pastiche.
dungeonmasterteacher's review against another edition
4.0
If you're interested in Lovecraft, but put off by his purple prose or toxic worldview this is a really good book to check out. Almost all of the stories are making their first appearance in this anthology, and I'm a little surprised at how many of them were good. Even the ones that weren't that good were at least interesting. I really enjoyed seeing the core themes of Lovecraft's work being explored from so many different perspectives. I especially enjoyed "Those Who Watch", "Backbite", "In the Ruins of Mohenjo-Daro", and "Variations on Lovecraftian Themes"
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