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At the Mountains of Madness: And Other Tales of Terror
by H.P. Lovecraft
This book is difficult for me to review. I did enjoy it. H.P. Lovecraft does a great job using real science in this science fiction tale/terror tale. This is the very first Lovecraft story I've read, so I'm not sure if the writing style he portrays in this book is the same for all of his books. That being said, his style repeatedly reminded me of a mix between Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, which can be quite boring and a bit difficult to get through at times.
I've heard of Lovecraft's tales of terror and I admit, I don't do good with "terror." This being the reason why I haven't tried reading any of his books before. But some reason I was in the mood and decided I'd try it. To my relief, but also to my disappointment, this book wasn't scary at all. There were some intense times, but none that I would classify as terror.
I am intrigued though to read more of Lovecraft's tales. I did enjoy the brilliant imagination and fantastic science he displays in this story. I do wish however that he would have cut back a bit on his explanations, and added a bit more scary scenes.
I've heard of Lovecraft's tales of terror and I admit, I don't do good with "terror." This being the reason why I haven't tried reading any of his books before. But some reason I was in the mood and decided I'd try it. To my relief, but also to my disappointment, this book wasn't scary at all. There were some intense times, but none that I would classify as terror.
I am intrigued though to read more of Lovecraft's tales. I did enjoy the brilliant imagination and fantastic science he displays in this story. I do wish however that he would have cut back a bit on his explanations, and added a bit more scary scenes.