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The Dream-Quest Of Unknown Kadath by H.P. Lovecraft

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crystalstarrlight's review against another edition

3.0

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This was...good. I don't think I was nearly as excited about this as [b:The Shadow Out of Time|25590783|The Shadow Out of Time|I.N.J. Culbard|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1432435254s/25590783.jpg|46010790], but it was interesting and unique. Really bizarre, as you would expect from a graphic novel about a dream. I can only imagine how challenging it might have been for Lovecraft to intricately detail this world, given he had only words to use - the graphic artist has an arsenal of tools so that you can see what the narrator is seeing. The author can only use words.

Anyway, it was a good read, and I'm glad I chose the graphic route to read Lovecraft.

hikio123's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-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

2.75

This is one of the longest Lovecraft stories available, and it shows. Its not bad, but it is lacking the structure longer stories, with multiple beats, have. There is no chapters, there is no real breaks, is follows the same flow any of his stories would, but just last a long longer.

The story also kind of requires to have read more of his stuff, since there is a lot of references to previous short stories. The main character is from a previous short story, which explains already a lot of context this story doesn't add. I prefer Lovecraft's shorter stories, the build up and pay off is better paced.