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evatj's review against another edition
5.0
This book was a brilliant selection after my reading dry spell created by my job, more specifically year end. The Broken Hours is beautifully, horrific (I know that sounds odd). I won't bother with a synopsis as both Goodreads and others have already provided that, and honestly almost irrelevant as this book is an evocative, poetic description of madness. Immensely readable, incredibly well written, and so atmospheric, I do definitely recommend. I have been purchasing a large quantity of books over the last year, so that majority of the approximately 600 books I own have not been read but my intent is to read and cull so that my library will not be about a quantity of books but about books that I love. This book is definitely a book that will be a permanent part of my collection.
meghan_is_reading's review against another edition
I read an article a short while ago that claimed that Lovecraft's horror was in reaction to the conventions of Gothic horror. Which makes this gothic telling of Lovecraft a little funny. If you are looking for Lovecraftian mythos don't look for it here - it's pretty much a straight gothic tale/ ghost story.
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