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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
Só comecei a ler esse conto pq a rainha NK fez muitas referências e queria saber mais sobre. Não gostei da escrita, lenta e n fala nada, a única coisa um pouco interessante é a descrição da cidade. Sem contar que é extremamente racista. Resumo: odiei, podre. Nunca mais lerei esse autor.
I’ve been a long time fan of Lovecraftian mythos, but I’ve never actually read the original stories, deciding to bypass all the racism and go straight to other people’s work instead. Nonetheless, the time has finally come when my curiosity got the better of me, and, well… I don’t know what I expected, honestly. After all, everyone who talks about Lovecraft and/or his work always points out the racism of it.
It took me a couple of weeks to get through this collection, because a third of the way in I had to take a break to read a couple of soothing romances. I just couldn’t take his shit anymore.
The stories themselves often present intriguing and spooky ideas, but every single one is mired in xenophobic crap all over. Also Lovecraft’s writing, on top of containing vile messages, is just not that good.
I didn’t particularly enjoy the experience of familiarizing myself with Lovecraft’s work, and I think I’ll steer clear of it from now on. There are plenty of truly talented creators writing today, who are able to realize the full potential of cosmic horror, and their heroes are not a bunch of pathetic nerds ranting about people of color, Jews, and women.
No, thank you.
It took me a couple of weeks to get through this collection, because a third of the way in I had to take a break to read a couple of soothing romances. I just couldn’t take his shit anymore.
The stories themselves often present intriguing and spooky ideas, but every single one is mired in xenophobic crap all over. Also Lovecraft’s writing, on top of containing vile messages, is just not that good.
I didn’t particularly enjoy the experience of familiarizing myself with Lovecraft’s work, and I think I’ll steer clear of it from now on. There are plenty of truly talented creators writing today, who are able to realize the full potential of cosmic horror, and their heroes are not a bunch of pathetic nerds ranting about people of color, Jews, and women.
No, thank you.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
"لن أقدر على النظر إلى الكون بالطريقة ذاتها ثانية, وحتى سماء الربيع وشمس الصيف سوف تكون أقرب إلى السم بالنسبة لي."
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كانت هذه تجربتي الأولى مع عالم الرعب والغموض "لافكرافت". يالها من مخيلة مجنونة تلك التي يمتلكها.
ويالها من أفكار غريبة تلك التي أخترعها وجلبها لنا من عالم الأحلام والخيال.
كانت هنالك 9 قصص منوعة في الأحداث, وهم.
"نداء كتولو/كثولو
موديل بيكمان
بحث إيرانون
موسيقا إريك زان
العجوز المخيف
المقبرة
حقائق تتعلق بالفقيد أرثر جرمين وأسرته
داجون
سجين مع الفراعنة"
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لا أنكر أنني أستمتعت للغاية في قراءة هذه القصص التي كتبها, قد تبدو للقارئ أن القصص مكررة أو ليست جديدة ولكن في الحقيقة, هذه القصص هي الأصل لكل قصص الرعب التي نقرأها الآن أو الأفلام التي نشاهدها, "لافكرافت" هو من وضع حجر الأساس لكل هذا الجنون.
تمنيت فقط لو كانت القصص أطول من حيث الأحداث والتفاصيل, كانت هنالك قصص تستحق أحداث أكثر لشدة جمالها, ولكن شعرت أن الأحداث مقطوعة وكأن "لافكرافت" تعمد فقط أن يضع بعض السطور العريضة ليتمكن من يأتي بعده في تحويل هذه القصص الى روايات أو قصص طويلة.
تجربة جميلة وبالتأكيد لن تكون الأخيرة. متشوقة للغاية لدخول عالم "لافكرافت" المجنون والمرعب.
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"في ضوء الشفق إذ ظهرت النجوم واحدة تلو أخرى, مشى نحو الرمال المتحركة رجل مسن يلبس ثيابًا رثة أرجوانية.
وهو ينظر إلى أمامه كأنما يتأمل قباب إيرا الذهبية, حيث يفهمون الأحلام.
في تلك الليلة شهد العالم القديم مصرع الجمال والشباب."
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-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:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
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:
Complicated
Remember to separate the art from the artist, though Lovecraft makes it especially hard to do that. Anyway, my rating of the short stories:
The Nameless city: 3,5/5
Herbert West - Reanimator: 3,5/5
The Hound: 3/5
The Lurking Fear: 4,5/5
The Rats in the Walls: 4/5
The Festival: 2,5/5
The Shunned House: 3,5/5
The Horror at Red Hook: 3/5
He: 3,5/5
The Call of Cthulhu: 5/5
In essence: The good Stories really bump the rating up, Lovecraft is able to create an ongoing feeling of eerieness throughout his stories which always stays with you. His creation of the cosmic horror genre is also something not be overlooked.
Reading this at night while rain patters at the windows is an astounding experience.
The Nameless city: 3,5/5
Herbert West - Reanimator: 3,5/5
The Hound: 3/5
The Lurking Fear: 4,5/5
The Rats in the Walls: 4/5
The Festival: 2,5/5
The Shunned House: 3,5/5
The Horror at Red Hook: 3/5
He: 3,5/5
The Call of Cthulhu: 5/5
In essence: The good Stories really bump the rating up, Lovecraft is able to create an ongoing feeling of eerieness throughout his stories which always stays with you. His creation of the cosmic horror genre is also something not be overlooked.
Reading this at night while rain patters at the windows is an astounding experience.
I'm glad that there are no full Arabic translations of H. P. Lovecraft's stories, because I doubt if a translator would be able to keep the atmosphere of these writings when putting them in another language, especially Arabic, unless he's the mad Arab Abdul Alhazred! But for real, Lovecraft has the ability to write stories that have very similar formulas and turn them into the most mind-blowing and breath-taking tales of madness, he's a master in building atmosphere, describing scenery, and -for that matter- imagining scenery! The most out of this world, alien, ancient mythical scenery.
I just love these stories so much, and I doubt that there's anything like them out there.
Vol. 1
Dagon 5/5
The Statement of Randolph Carter 4/5
Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family 2/5
Celephaïs 5/5 ⭐
Nyarlathotep 3/5
The Picture in the House 2/5
The Outsider 5/5 ⭐
Herbert West—Reanimator 4/5
The Hound 2/5
The Rats in the Wall 4/5
The Festival 3/5
He 3/5
Cool Air 5/5
The Call of Cthulhu 5/5
The Colour out of Space 5/5 ⭐
The Whisperer in Darkness 4/5
The Shadow over Innsmouth 4/5
The Haunter of the Dark 5/5
I just love these stories so much, and I doubt that there's anything like them out there.
Vol. 1
Dagon 5/5
The Statement of Randolph Carter 4/5
Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family 2/5
Celephaïs 5/5 ⭐
Nyarlathotep 3/5
The Picture in the House 2/5
The Outsider 5/5 ⭐
Herbert West—Reanimator 4/5
The Hound 2/5
The Rats in the Wall 4/5
The Festival 3/5
He 3/5
Cool Air 5/5
The Call of Cthulhu 5/5
The Colour out of Space 5/5 ⭐
The Whisperer in Darkness 4/5
The Shadow over Innsmouth 4/5
The Haunter of the Dark 5/5