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A review by rosekk
The Ghost Pirates and Others: The Best of William Hope Hodgson by William Hope Hodgson, Jeremy Lassen
4.0
The stories gave a clear impression that the writer really knew what it was like to be out on the sea - the tales suggested the writer understood not just the technical side of it, but also the experience of being out on the water with a small group of people for a long period of time.
While I noted a few jarring uses of phrases along the lines of 'and then a really bad thing happened...' at the end of a section, mostly the tension in the horror stories came about naturally, and it paid off at the end. As for the more comical tale towards the end of the collection, it was equally good, with a likeable pair of protagonists, a distinctly unlikable pair of antagonists, and a pleasing outcome overall.
While I noted a few jarring uses of phrases along the lines of 'and then a really bad thing happened...' at the end of a section, mostly the tension in the horror stories came about naturally, and it paid off at the end. As for the more comical tale towards the end of the collection, it was equally good, with a likeable pair of protagonists, a distinctly unlikable pair of antagonists, and a pleasing outcome overall.