Reviews

The Dunwich Horror by H.P. Lovecraft

northerngypsyblog's review against another edition

5.0

Is this a horror for 2023? No. Can I see this being a horror in 1929? Absolutely. It is necessary to recognize the time when a piece is written and that should be taken into consideration. This is beautifully written and a quick read. Entertaining and moments of suspense. A great story for around a campfire as cool weather hits.

bperl's review

3.0

Eh. Not one of Lovecraft’s finest pieces. Although it’s the first I’ve encountered NOT narrated in the first person, which was a refreshing change of pace.

huchuhu's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.75

nattjs's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

cdyer's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Good introduction to lovecraft,s works.

clummo's review against another edition

3.0

First time reading Lovecraft. The writing style is obviously quite different from most stories published today, but after getting used to the verbose, impersonal narration the story was quite intriguing. It's easy to see why so many authors even today cite Lovecraft as a source of inspiration.

murinius's review against another edition

4.0

I'm writing a story with my friend and brushing up on writers who had the skills to do what we want to do so we can learn how to do it. The language is really up to my taste, most of it sounds like a way someone would speak who never talked to another human being but only read books from a prior century. Not counting the parts where he tries to simulate a dialect. My friend said, "Thanks, I hate it" as I was copying it for them in bafflement. Love the mixture of references real and unreal, and the atmospheric writing is just what I needed, things happening unnervingly at every moment.

Do have to warn however for references to incest and eugenicist language. Read up on eugenics in the United States in the 19th and 20th centuries and you will understand what is the context of its writing. Lovecraft was a racist and a eugenicist but not particularly so considering what were the policies of his government. Also read on how poor whites were regarded in the US and you will understand it even better; 18th century philosophers and travel writers were already talking about the "backwaters" in similar terms, referring to these poor whites as the refuse of England's shores and such. Lovecraft is an exceptional writer in many ways but by no means outstanding in this aspect.

redlynx's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

Way better than call of cthulu.

pajalapak's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

flavio_fly's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0