lsoucy 's review for:

The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Fascinating. Stories sharing little more than a universe and a central horror conceit, which in large part remains implicit. Does it work? Not really. But the book’s progeny are legion and obvious, which is anyway why I picked it up in the first place.