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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
Somewhere between a chaotic DnD campaign and a friend telling you about a long winded dream they had
It was creepy and spooky but my favorite part were the cats!!
I'm not normally a fan of fantasy world-building, but this is beautiful. It's much more interesting to me than any of Lovecraft's shorter or more restrained pieces. The fact that there's virtually no direct dialogue really enhances the ethereal mood, and the fast pacing successfully captures the contradictory sense of vast scope and temporal compression that characterises some dreams.
I am so thankful that this was not my first exposure to H.P. Lovecraft. Maybe I'm just a lazy reader, but these longer stories of his are really taking their toll on me. Once again, could we get something BESIDES SHEER DESCRIPTION, please?
If this had been the opening to some sort of RPG manual/an example of vivid worldbuilding, that would have been one thing; but this is masquerading as a work of fiction, yet it lacks the major elements associated therewith: characterization, plot, conflict. Arguably these are all present, but they seem secondary, background, 'afterthought-esque,' not forefront and integral.
Basically, this is a long, rambling fever dream set to prose and referencing/unifying many of Lovecraft's earlier stories, which, again, lends to its excellence as an example of worldbuilding. But, I'll be honest, this was a slog, probably the worst one I'll face this year. (Thank God for YouTube audiobooks and the x2 playback speed option!)
Stick to short fiction, Mr. Lovecraft! It is where you thrive!
Afterthought: +3 style points for Carter's being able to speak the language of cats; that was pretty cool.
If this had been the opening to some sort of RPG manual/an example of vivid worldbuilding, that would have been one thing; but this is masquerading as a work of fiction, yet it lacks the major elements associated therewith: characterization, plot, conflict. Arguably these are all present, but they seem secondary, background, 'afterthought-esque,' not forefront and integral.
Basically, this is a long, rambling fever dream set to prose and referencing/unifying many of Lovecraft's earlier stories, which, again, lends to its excellence as an example of worldbuilding. But, I'll be honest, this was a slog, probably the worst one I'll face this year. (Thank God for YouTube audiobooks and the x2 playback speed option!)
Stick to short fiction, Mr. Lovecraft! It is where you thrive!
Afterthought: +3 style points for Carter's being able to speak the language of cats; that was pretty cool.
I'M WRITING IN CAPS BECAUSE THIS DELIGHTED ME IN A WAY FEW THINGS DO
PERFECT I LOVE IT
I LOVE MEEPING GHOULS
I LOVE THE CRAWLING CHAOS NYARLATHOTEP
I LOVE SHANTAK BIRDS
I LOVE EVERYTHING
I SPREAD OUT READING IT SO IT WOULD LAST LONGER. INCREDIBLE ADVENTURE
PS. WARRIOR CATS!!!
(I hate ol' mate H. P.'s hatefulness towards... basically everyone. No review would be complete without mentioning that he's problematic af. As much as I love the cats in this, it says a lot about him as a person that he describes cats with more humanity and respect than he does for anyone who's not white)
PERFECT I LOVE IT
I LOVE MEEPING GHOULS
I LOVE THE CRAWLING CHAOS NYARLATHOTEP
I LOVE SHANTAK BIRDS
I LOVE EVERYTHING
I SPREAD OUT READING IT SO IT WOULD LAST LONGER. INCREDIBLE ADVENTURE
PS. WARRIOR CATS!!!
(I hate ol' mate H. P.'s hatefulness towards... basically everyone. No review would be complete without mentioning that he's problematic af. As much as I love the cats in this, it says a lot about him as a person that he describes cats with more humanity and respect than he does for anyone who's not white)
It was creepy and spooky but my favorite part were the cats!!
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:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
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