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ccreadz's review
mysterious
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use and Drug abuse
jeremygoodjob's review
3.0
A cool lil Lovecraft ode, kinda like a Twilight Zone episode. Moore’s use of cartoonishly racist characters + unimaginable violence undermine some of the work I think he’s doing (this has been the case since League of Extraordinary Gentlemen at least). It’s a shame cause he has some of the most nuanced and poetic analysis of contemporary life you’ll find in media.
mattycakesbooks's review
3.0
I got SUPER psyched when I heard that Moore had done stories based on Lovecraft, and I suppose this didn't disappoint - I'm still planning on reading the Neonomicon, but I have almost impossibly high standards for Alan Moore, and this was good, but nowhere near his best.
First, I loved that he referenced Lovecraft's racism by making his main character a raging bigot. I read a few other reviews saying Moore himself is a racist, but if you've read his other work, and if you've read Lovecraft's, you know which of them is the racist, and which of them is open-minded and tolerant.
Second, if you're considering reading this, I'd suggest having some familiarity with Lovecraft, and ideally some with Moore. The work is full of Lovecraft references, to the point where the story would be almost nonsense without the Cthulhu Mythos for a frame of reference. You don't NEED to have read Moore, but if you're familiar with his style, it makes it easier to see what he's doing. Anyway, this is worth the read because it's short and it's Moore and it's Lovecraft, but it's one of the more minor Moore works.
First, I loved that he referenced Lovecraft's racism by making his main character a raging bigot. I read a few other reviews saying Moore himself is a racist, but if you've read his other work, and if you've read Lovecraft's, you know which of them is the racist, and which of them is open-minded and tolerant.
Second, if you're considering reading this, I'd suggest having some familiarity with Lovecraft, and ideally some with Moore. The work is full of Lovecraft references, to the point where the story would be almost nonsense without the Cthulhu Mythos for a frame of reference. You don't NEED to have read Moore, but if you're familiar with his style, it makes it easier to see what he's doing. Anyway, this is worth the read because it's short and it's Moore and it's Lovecraft, but it's one of the more minor Moore works.
jhouses's review
3.0
Un divertimento lovecraftiano bastante logrado. Debe leerse antes que [b:Neonomicon|11036352|Neonomicon|Alan Moore|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347512252s/11036352.jpg|15956441] y [b:Providence Act 3|34849267|Providence Act 3|Alan Moore|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1492697087s/34849267.jpg|56086099] que constituyen una secual y una precuela a la vez.
throatsprockets's review
3.0
I decided to give Alan Moore’s Mythos series a second go despite giving up on it the first time. I enjoyed this first part more this time around, but I still wish he wouldn’t try to write song lyrics.
matt4hire's review
3.0
A good, creepy Lovecraft homage. It's not as cute as its sequel, Neonomicon, and it does a reasonably good job of illustrating some of Lovecraft's mind-bending imagery. Worth a read, if you're a Lovecraft fan.
aggeaf's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-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
2.5
chmccann's review
3.0
This was fine. It was an interesting idea, and has a couple spreads of really intricate artwork, but the protagonist is 100% off-putting and it goes absolutely nowhere. I literally got to the end and went looking for the rest of the story, thinking it was volume 1 in a series. Nope.
mike_diamond's review
dark
mysterious
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? No
5.0