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jsdrown's review against another edition
5.0
The first great short story by Lovecraft. It’s bite sized but accomplishes everything Lovecraftian horror is known for. Show this to your friends if you’re introducing them to the author.
charliejstark's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-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
3.5
Very, very short, a good intro to lovecraft
timdorittke's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
victorvampir's review against another edition
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? It's complicated
4.0
smeagol357's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
The end gave me goosebumps. . .
stillthinking72's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
proudwing's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
lepeedefeu's review against another edition
4.5
If you know of his fascist inclinations and xenophobic sentiments... That short story could easily be analyzed in relation to that. How repulsed he felt towards the unknown, how disgusted he felt imagining people of other countries and races having agency, culture, religion and being allowed to exist close to him. A fantastic read all together.
BUT ALSO, props to how perfectly he described soldiers' addictions to heroine while dealing with traumatic events and PTSD(he was never in the military to know of that issue so profoundly as he did)
BUT ALSO, props to how perfectly he described soldiers' addictions to heroine while dealing with traumatic events and PTSD(he was never in the military to know of that issue so profoundly as he did)
badseedgirl's review against another edition
2.0
I know it was only 15 pages, but really what was the point of this story? There was no real plot only description.