A review by abigel
The Shadow Over Innsmouth by H.P. Lovecraft

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

Despite this being a short book, I struggled to read it. The pace is slow, the descriptions are highly detailed, the language is VERY eloquent and the story features a lot of self-reflection. I did really enjoy the last third of the book, the own corruption of the main character was the right amount of disturbing. 
I wanted to read it to try out Lovecraft; his style isn’t for me, but it was an interesting view into how he, a known white-supremacist, twists otherness into revolting.