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raxorrr's review against another edition
2.0
Although I understand what the story was going for with the indirect, chaotic storytelling and the wholly unknown creature capable of hallucinatory and other-worldly powers; the tone of the text takes such a drastic shift mid-way through that it feels like a different story altogether. As most of Lovecraft's creatures, I find Nyarlathotep very interesting and would love to see references of him in other mythos of his (despite most of his references going unnoticed by me).
keithaus000's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
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? No
3.0
amalia212's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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? No
3.75
mrnorrell's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
viniciusldmotta's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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
2.5
aslituba's review against another edition
A fine and quick to read choice for a saturday afternoon, writing style keeps you on the edge and the plots are worthy of giving a chance.
vigneswara_prabhu's review against another edition
2.0
Rating 2 out 5 | Grade: D-; Mildly interesting
After reading [b:Nyarlathotep|5024135|Nyarlathotep|H.P. Lovecraft|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1358732799l/5024135._SX50_.jpg|1278719] one comes to the conclusion that this is not one of Lovecraft's more inspired stories. With no context, a being known as Nyarlathotep, posing as Egyptian nobility, goes around building mysterious machines with grass and metal. It calls for performances where the audience are made to watch some form of sinister phenomenon involving electricity, which give them visions of a world brought to ruin by some great calamity.
Following which, the participants all wander off, their perception of the world being corrupted by the alternate vision of the ruined one, and one by one all succumb to insanity.
It is hard not to make the comparison with another person who lived in the timeframe who made bizarre machines, and held sinister performances involving electricity. I don't know if Lovecraft had some negative reservations about Tesla's work, or if the strangeness of Tesla's experiment which caused reservations even in the regular public, somehow triggered that part of his psyche which gave him endless nightmares, but whatever he is trying to communicate comes across rambled, even more than one would expect from a Lovecraftian tale.
The only saving grace is the artwork, which manages to capture some of the bleak, dark, and depressing atmosphere and environment of these stories. But too little to make me invested without a good premise.
I feel the need to go and reread some of the author's better works, perhaps [b:The Call of Cthulhu|15730101|The Call of Cthulhu|H.P. Lovecraft|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1567470807l/15730101._SX50_.jpg|25692046] or [b:At the Mountains of Madness|32767|At the Mountains of Madness|H.P. Lovecraft|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388341769l/32767._SY75_.jpg|17342821]. I'm gonna go do that.
After reading [b:Nyarlathotep|5024135|Nyarlathotep|H.P. Lovecraft|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1358732799l/5024135._SX50_.jpg|1278719] one comes to the conclusion that this is not one of Lovecraft's more inspired stories. With no context, a being known as Nyarlathotep, posing as Egyptian nobility, goes around building mysterious machines with grass and metal. It calls for performances where the audience are made to watch some form of sinister phenomenon involving electricity, which give them visions of a world brought to ruin by some great calamity.
Following which, the participants all wander off, their perception of the world being corrupted by the alternate vision of the ruined one, and one by one all succumb to insanity.
It is hard not to make the comparison with another person who lived in the timeframe who made bizarre machines, and held sinister performances involving electricity. I don't know if Lovecraft had some negative reservations about Tesla's work, or if the strangeness of Tesla's experiment which caused reservations even in the regular public, somehow triggered that part of his psyche which gave him endless nightmares, but whatever he is trying to communicate comes across rambled, even more than one would expect from a Lovecraftian tale.
The only saving grace is the artwork, which manages to capture some of the bleak, dark, and depressing atmosphere and environment of these stories. But too little to make me invested without a good premise.
I feel the need to go and reread some of the author's better works, perhaps [b:The Call of Cthulhu|15730101|The Call of Cthulhu|H.P. Lovecraft|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1567470807l/15730101._SX50_.jpg|25692046] or [b:At the Mountains of Madness|32767|At the Mountains of Madness|H.P. Lovecraft|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388341769l/32767._SY75_.jpg|17342821]. I'm gonna go do that.