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A review by romankurys
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath by H.P. Lovecraft
4.0
This book deserves a solid 4 stars in my book. I was honestly pleasantly surprised as my previous encounter with Lovecraft's early work was sort of ok.
Admittedly, Lovecraft used this story as practice for his novel writing and as some other folks on here said, it shows.
For me, however is was still a very good read.
Character: 4
In short, I liked Carter as a character despite his deficiencies. (Or really Lovecraft's.) The pure concept of a dreamer who is so engrossed in it that it just might be real is mesmerizing. Carter is a fascinating person and whether his adventures are induced by hashish, over active imagination or are real, the bottom line was that I enjoyed following his footsteps.
Plot: 3
Plot was actually very solid, I thought. Lots of fun adventures and unexpected twists. This is certainly not a standard tale and anything goes. I thought it was fun to not really ever feel the need to guess what will happen next.
Walls and walls of text without sufficient dialogue or some sort of separations for an easier read would have been more immersive.
Setting: 5
Now I really enjoyed the tale's setting and general ambiance. Was it over the top descriptive? Yes, it sure was, but it felt creepy and weird and it made me want to slow down and just spend some in that strange world myself.
Overall, this was much better then the previous book, still rough, but it evoked a good deal of emotion out of me, especially the setting, which makes me think about what some of the later written stories might bring to the table.
Looking forward to it.
Roman "Ragnar"
Admittedly, Lovecraft used this story as practice for his novel writing and as some other folks on here said, it shows.
For me, however is was still a very good read.
Character: 4
In short, I liked Carter as a character despite his deficiencies. (Or really Lovecraft's.) The pure concept of a dreamer who is so engrossed in it that it just might be real is mesmerizing. Carter is a fascinating person and whether his adventures are induced by hashish, over active imagination or are real, the bottom line was that I enjoyed following his footsteps.
Plot: 3
Plot was actually very solid, I thought. Lots of fun adventures and unexpected twists. This is certainly not a standard tale and anything goes. I thought it was fun to not really ever feel the need to guess what will happen next.
Walls and walls of text without sufficient dialogue or some sort of separations for an easier read would have been more immersive.
Setting: 5
Now I really enjoyed the tale's setting and general ambiance. Was it over the top descriptive? Yes, it sure was, but it felt creepy and weird and it made me want to slow down and just spend some in that strange world myself.
Overall, this was much better then the previous book, still rough, but it evoked a good deal of emotion out of me, especially the setting, which makes me think about what some of the later written stories might bring to the table.
Looking forward to it.
Roman "Ragnar"