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At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels of Terror by H.P. Lovecraft
4 reviews
librarymouse's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
I definitely finished the book, but that's about all I can say about it. There's an excess of description about navigation, geology, and scientific exploration, surrounding Lovecraft's depiction of setting. Partially due to this, I found it hard to remain engaged in the text. He somehow made running for one's life a boring experience to read about. The oblique ways in which Lovecraft goes about describing the monsters/old ones/mountains does not add a sense of mystery or unknowingness. More than anything, it's just mildly frustrating.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Mental illness
judassilver's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Racism
Moderate: Xenophobia, Colonisation, Murder, Slavery, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Medical content and Mental illness
parenthesis_enjoyer's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
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? Yes
4.0
Honestly, this is probably Lovecraft's best story. It proves that he could, in fact, write quality cosmic horror when he didn't fall back on bigotry. I love love love the Antarctic setting and the scientific tone of the piece, and how we basically get a tour or tasting menu of the whole weird world. I would pretty much recommend this to anyone unqualified, which I can't say about basically any other of his work.
Graphic: Body horror, Animal death, Mental illness, and Gore
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Death
Minor: Slavery, Colonisation, and Racism
gameraim's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-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
4.0
Very slow paced and long, but also atmospheric and sympathetic towards the things discovered.
Moderate: Gore, Animal death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Mental illness, Slavery, Colonisation, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Death, and War
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