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connor_q 's review for:
The King in Yellow
by Robert W. Chambers
Really enjoyed these stories.
I hadn't realised it was really just a collection of isolated stories and, as I read, was anticipating the loose connections between them to tighten and clarify a broader narrative. Consider me confused as they became less fantastical/horrific and more conventional/romantic. Especially as the stories seemed to echo throughout one another with shared names and images.
It's hard to say whether expecting those connections soured or improved my reading experience, but it did suffuse the realistic stories with an air of mystery and enchantment which probably wouldn't have been felt otherwise. e.g. figures in the fog during The Street of the First Shell or the clandestine meetings of Clifford's set in The Street of Our Lady of the Fields.
I hadn't realised it was really just a collection of isolated stories and, as I read, was anticipating the loose connections between them to tighten and clarify a broader narrative. Consider me confused as they became less fantastical/horrific and more conventional/romantic. Especially as the stories seemed to echo throughout one another with shared names and images.
It's hard to say whether expecting those connections soured or improved my reading experience, but it did suffuse the realistic stories with an air of mystery and enchantment which probably wouldn't have been felt otherwise. e.g. figures in the fog during The Street of the First Shell or the clandestine meetings of Clifford's set in The Street of Our Lady of the Fields.