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3.46 AVERAGE
3.46 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
I found the book nicely put together. It wasn't quite frightening, but it was disturbing. The lack of detail, together with the circuitous language, prevented me from being fully immersed in the events of the book, but all told it was quite enjoyable.
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is the 2nd time I have read this odd little short horror novel in my life! The first time I read it I was probably not in the right headspace or age to really appreciate or really comprehend what the hell I had read!
Even reading it now with me being almost 30 years old I still don't fully "get" everything that this book puts down but sometimes I think that is not necessarily a bad thing! For starters lets be honest the only reason most people will have even heard of this is likely because of one 2 later horror writers, HP Lovecraft and Stephen King, both LOVE this story!
King goes as far as to call it the greatest horror story written in the English language which honestly does a bit of a disservice to this story that while is really good is very much a slow burn and has its flaws!
HP Lovecraft on the other hand takes the basic idea of this story and really runs with it in his tale "the dunwich horror" but I feel this is still well worth reading on its own merits and if for nothing else then to see how oddly influential it has been in its genre for a story that got trashed by critics of the time!
A slow burn with some clunky prose at points but when this story works its really undeniable effective at what it sets out to do!
Even reading it now with me being almost 30 years old I still don't fully "get" everything that this book puts down but sometimes I think that is not necessarily a bad thing! For starters lets be honest the only reason most people will have even heard of this is likely because of one 2 later horror writers, HP Lovecraft and Stephen King, both LOVE this story!
King goes as far as to call it the greatest horror story written in the English language which honestly does a bit of a disservice to this story that while is really good is very much a slow burn and has its flaws!
HP Lovecraft on the other hand takes the basic idea of this story and really runs with it in his tale "the dunwich horror" but I feel this is still well worth reading on its own merits and if for nothing else then to see how oddly influential it has been in its genre for a story that got trashed by critics of the time!
A slow burn with some clunky prose at points but when this story works its really undeniable effective at what it sets out to do!
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
This was fine, i can tell that for the time it was probably really riveting and interesting. I really liked the plot and i loved the actual horror elements but i just wished it had been longer and I also wish the writing style was less boorish but again, it was written in the 19th century. Reminded me of the movie 'Lair of the white worm' for some reason.
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
mysterious
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:
Yes
Often what separates good books from great ones is imagery. Good books present excellent imagery. They easily allow the reader to paint a picture similar to that which the author is intending to portray. However, great books leave out just enough, letting the reader fill in the blank with their imagination. They become enthralled with all the possibilities. Voraciously devouring each page of the book to discover more. The greedy book tightens its grip, desperately holding on, always leaving the reader wanting for more. A great story leaves desperation in its wake. Feeding just enough scraps to keep from starvation, yet aching, yearning for more. In the end, one is left combing through their mind. Analyzing everything they just read. Trying to discover small details they may have missed within the scraps they were given.
Recommend finding a dark, quiet room with a small lamp that gives off barely enough light to read by.
Recommend finding a dark, quiet room with a small lamp that gives off barely enough light to read by.
Twisted victorian horror of the unknowable old gods. Not bad as it goes and worth a read, but nothing amazing. Probably groundbreaking for the time though? And some effective suspense