1.48k reviews for:

The king in yellow

Robert W. Chambers

3.43 AVERAGE

muddywookiee's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious 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: Yes

mephistowalz's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark tense slow-paced

blibana's review against another edition

2.25

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

amalia212's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

pinstripepete's review against another edition

5.0

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Put me on a whole different path of reading. First four stories at least.

taliesin0624's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 15%

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Unprenetrable sludge of world building poorly delivered that is hard to keep up with. 

andrefogal's review against another edition

3.75

dark reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

shomarq's review against another edition

2.75

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

youraveragedave's review against another edition

2.0

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I checked this out because I heard it was an influence on HP Lovecraft (and therefore Stephen King) and cosmic horror. You can totally see the beginnings of the subgenre.

Also remembering season 1 of True Detective has always made me curious about this book.  The first half are loosely connected short stories with the fictional book The King in Yellow and the fictional place Carcosa playing a central role. 

The 2nd half is more of a collection of later 19th century romance stories. Even listening at 1.5 speed audio, it still felt like it took too long. 

chubbartie's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH

challenging dark mysterious tense