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3.43 AVERAGE
3.43 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death
Minor: Racism, Antisemitism
En mi opinión, El rey de amarillo sienta las bases de un género. Escritores posteriores como Lovecraft beben de un autor que acabó pasando a la historia por este volumen de cuentos, especialmente por aquellas que giran alrededor de El rey de amarillo.
Mención especial merecen los cuentos “El signo amarillo”, el más icónico del volumen, y “El reparador de reputaciones”. Chambers se vale de una intertextualidad que enriquecerá su obra, con un estilo más directo, centrado en la acción y de corte más materialista en comparación con el horror cósmico de Lovecraft.
Como punto negativo diría que el ciclo de cuentos que trata la segunda parte del libro supone un hachazo a la narrativa: a excepción de los cuentos “El emperador púrpura” y de “El mensajero”, del resto de historias no nos acordaremos.
El rey de amarillo supone un pilar de referencia en la literatura de terror. Si te gustan autores como Lovecraft, Hodgson o Poe, Chambers es una gran elección. En mi opinión un libro que todo aficionado del terror debe leer.
Os dejo una reseña más completa del libro en mi blog:
https://lajauladeyimbo.blogspot.com/2020/04/el-rey-de-amarillo-robert-w-chambers.html
Mención especial merecen los cuentos “El signo amarillo”, el más icónico del volumen, y “El reparador de reputaciones”. Chambers se vale de una intertextualidad que enriquecerá su obra, con un estilo más directo, centrado en la acción y de corte más materialista en comparación con el horror cósmico de Lovecraft.
Como punto negativo diría que el ciclo de cuentos que trata la segunda parte del libro supone un hachazo a la narrativa: a excepción de los cuentos “El emperador púrpura” y de “El mensajero”, del resto de historias no nos acordaremos.
El rey de amarillo supone un pilar de referencia en la literatura de terror. Si te gustan autores como Lovecraft, Hodgson o Poe, Chambers es una gran elección. En mi opinión un libro que todo aficionado del terror debe leer.
Os dejo una reseña más completa del libro en mi blog:
https://lajauladeyimbo.blogspot.com/2020/04/el-rey-de-amarillo-robert-w-chambers.html
(this is cheating because i didn't finish this fully) i read the first four main stories and a few of the shorter ones but i couldn't find myself connecting enough with the writing style to keep going, though it did live up to my expectations of weirdness. the first one was by far my favourite
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The first half of stories contained in this collection are pretty good, and I'd highly recommend them as examples of eldritch horror. The latter half were pretty dull, as they're just stories of artists living in Paris and just sort of going about their lives. I didn't feel that I got any real meaning out of them, but it may just be that "decadent fiction" isn't my jam. I really liked the first story "Repairer of Reputations" as well as "In the Court of the Dragon". The first is a slightly humorous unreliable narrator short and the latter is a very classic feeling sort of nightmarish gothic horror.
First 5 shorts rate at a range of 3-4 stars, but oof the other half felt like a 1-2.
First 5 shorts rate at a range of 3-4 stars, but oof the other half felt like a 1-2.
The first few stories are great. The second half of the book is filled with much less interesting short stories.
We’ll never know what or who is the King in Yellow, but the damage has already been done. Just as Mr. Castaigne read the book in his convalescence, I read The King in Yellow during mine and now I must face the misfortune of having known the mysteries of the Yellow Sign... By the stony towers of Carcosa, by the black stars of the sky, by Hastur and the pale lake of Hali...
Excellent work by Editora Intrínseca, with excellent comments from the translator throughout the reading.
Excellent work by Editora Intrínseca, with excellent comments from the translator throughout the reading.
Fabulous despite being obviously outdated. The first three stories are amazing and I highly recommend them. The pieces afterwards, however, seem like they don’t fit in as they are less dark and more romantic. This is worth reading for the first story alone, however, as it’s absolutely stunning.
The Repairer of Reputations, The Mask and The Yellow Sign are the highlights, as well as the excerpts in the chapter headings. The rest of the stories range from okay to dull. All in all an okay short story collection. Would have rated it higher if it included only the essential Weird Fiction stories and the Prophet's Paradise.
An interesting read, as many of the stories is left open to interpretation and from the first story onwards a overwhelming sense of mystery. The last story was a but disappointing though and although the general weirdness was interesting, it also kept me wondering if I missed something important.