Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
The end of this story demonstrates Lovecraft's ability to build tension and dread and is a great example of truly cosmic horror.
However, I feel like this story also has numerous flaws. Yes, we can complain about the horribly slow pacing at the beginning and the density of the text, but I find the reliance on certain adjectives and references to be the most glaring and annoying. Yes, Howard, we get that many things in this story are aeon-dead and blasphemous, that the burial mounds were insane, and that the structures on the mountains recall paintings by Roerich. If you're so capable of extensive descriptive passages, including three paragraphs of Dyer and Danforth's reactions to a sound they heard in the caverns before revealing what the sound even was, why can't you come up with more diverse vocabulary of adjectives for other things?
It's even more confusing to me when I've read stories from earlier in Lovecraft's career that I would say were better written. Is it influential? Of course. Is it great? I'm not so sure.
However, I feel like this story also has numerous flaws. Yes, we can complain about the horribly slow pacing at the beginning and the density of the text, but I find the reliance on certain adjectives and references to be the most glaring and annoying. Yes, Howard, we get that many things in this story are aeon-dead and blasphemous, that the burial mounds were insane, and that the structures on the mountains recall paintings by Roerich. If you're so capable of extensive descriptive passages, including three paragraphs of Dyer and Danforth's reactions to a sound they heard in the caverns before revealing what the sound even was, why can't you come up with more diverse vocabulary of adjectives for other things?
It's even more confusing to me when I've read stories from earlier in Lovecraft's career that I would say were better written. Is it influential? Of course. Is it great? I'm not so sure.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A fun read but very wordy. Very descriptive, but sometimes to the point where it just feels like rambling
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
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:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-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
Big mountains, weird buildings and white penguins. HP, you've done it again.