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The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers
3.5
challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I admittedly gave up on the penultimate and final stories, the first 6 stories I think are really interesting, in fact the first 4 I read with the intention of adapting into a theatre piece and they’ve lingered in my brain since reading them. The final stories are set in 1800s France and have no connection to the first stories. Frankly I found them a bore and gave up The Street of the First Lady a couple pages in. I didn’t get round to Rue Barree.

If the collection ended on Demoiselle D’ys id give this a 4 or 5 but the final stories bring it down.