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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
I think the Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath is an excelent story, at the beggining i may feel strange for a lot of Lovecraftians, but I think Lovecraft was a grate narrator, and that means he could write excelent tales and not only horror tales.
This was way too long and is a good example of how Lovecraft can waffle on if allowed the word count. This story features a goddam army of cats so I'm a bit annoyed I got so bored throughout the majority of the story. I contrast this to At the Mountains of Madness which had me hooked on every turn of the page. I'm not sure what the difference was but this story - despite the awesome army of cats - was only okay.
I can see why Lovecraft didn't publish this one and called it a practice run.
A good story but way too long with no chapter breaks. It was a tough read.
A good story but way too long with no chapter breaks. It was a tough read.
This book never really grabbed me unfortunately. I think it's one of his more uneven novellas. I would sooner recommend "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward" or "At the Mountains of Madness" as stronger and more engaging works overall.
This was a collection of some of his less horrific, more fantastical stories. I really liked some of the shorter ones, and he definitely had some great ideas, but I'm not a fan of his style. It turned into a chore when I was reading anything longer than 10 pages. I'd like to read some of his short horror, but not for a while.
J'avais découvert cette histoire il y a très longtemps, à travers une courte bande dessinée dans le magazine "Je Bouquine". Après l'avoir chassée pendant des années sans succès à la bibliothèque du village je l'avais presque oubliée. Je suis enfin retombé dessus et j'ai pu découvrir cette quête onirique, très très différente de la bande-dessinée gentille que j'avais vu à l'époque. On se retrouve dans du grand Lovecraft, au langage soutenu, entre rêves et cauchemars, folie et dieux anciens. Toute la mythologie lovecraftienne se retrouve invoquée dans ce récit d'aventure, peuplé de monstres étranges cachés dans les ténèbres. Un très bon récit à la fin quelqu'un peu déroutante. Content d'avoir enfin pu le découvrir.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
hopeful
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery, Trafficking
Moderate: Racism, War
Minor: Violence