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At the Mountains of Madness: And Other Weird Tales
by H.P. Lovecraft
I've now read two collections of Lovecraft, and I feel very accomplished. Overall I enjoyed most of the stories. Lovecraft definitely had a vivid imagination which has influenced some of my favorite pop culture items. Without Lovecraft, would Alien exist? Would John Carpenter's The Thing have been possible? Event Horizon? Hellboy? I'm sure that's just the surface.
HOWEVER!
HPL's prose left quite a bit to be desired. Some stories were a total chore to get through-- some things were just way too long, and the constant use of the same phrases over and over and over and over got very annoying. Also, if something can't be described, and you're a writer, maybe try harder? Yeesh. And of course, HPL's icky and bizarre racism crops up and removed me from the flow frequently (primarily the first collection, "The Call of Cthulhu" than this one, not that this didn't have it's own problems).
I'm glad I finally read Lovecraft, it gives me a greater appreciation for sci-if horror, even if it is heavily flawed.
HOWEVER!
HPL's prose left quite a bit to be desired. Some stories were a total chore to get through-- some things were just way too long, and the constant use of the same phrases over and over and over and over got very annoying. Also, if something can't be described, and you're a writer, maybe try harder? Yeesh. And of course, HPL's icky and bizarre racism crops up and removed me from the flow frequently (primarily the first collection, "The Call of Cthulhu" than this one, not that this didn't have it's own problems).
I'm glad I finally read Lovecraft, it gives me a greater appreciation for sci-if horror, even if it is heavily flawed.