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3.43 AVERAGE
3.43 AVERAGE
I had a very hard time connecting to any of the stories
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Five stars for the last story. I struggle as always with short stories, but I would read that last one again.
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:
Yes
Some highs and some lows. Overall this was a very interesting collection of short stories. It was interesting to see the roots of modern weird fiction stories. The writing was pretty great throughout with the pacing and plotting in some of the romance stories bogging down the latter half of the collection. The introduction on this particular version notes some similarities in the final two stories which I agree with. I always enjoy when an author goes through some effort to paint a memorable picture of a place that have a fondness for. The stories set in France reminded me of a fictional version of A Moveable Feast which was pretty fun. The thing that draws most people to these stories are the King in Yellow stories which are delightful weird fiction/cosmic horror in a much more subtle sense than most are used to. These stories contain a lurking dread under the veneer of normal society of the time which made for an excellent delivery. Overall I enjoyed the collection but some of it shows its age.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Only a few weird stories in the vein of Lovecraft. The rest of them are somewhat funny and sad romance stories. Which I did not expect. I liked both sets of stories, but I wish the volume was just either one or the other.
Reading this at the same time of Frankenstein made me so insane. But quintessential horror, the og cognitohazard.