kristallmarie 's review for:

The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers

2.0

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The concept for this collection of stories is really interesting, but the execution? Not so much. I came here on a recommendation from a YouTuber whose opinions usually match with mine, but nope. With the exception of The Mask, which I found sad and thoroughly fascinating, I was bored out of my mind for the rest of the book. So many of the stories only have the loosest of ties to The King In Yellow play at all, which I find really strange. There was potential here, but it seemed like such a waste. I did like the element at the very end that tied it to the first story, but other than that, I'll take a pass on reading more from this author.