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nephelenanemei 's review for:
The King in Yellow
by Robert W. Chambers
It feels as if it's two collections stitched together. The first four of stories are very much the supernatural weirdness the book is famous for, and after that it transitions to something more mundane. (Although, I think the story/poem 'The Prophet's Paradise' was the weirdest one of the collection. I still don't understand what the point was, but I am intrigued). I didn't mind the tonal shift and thought the stories about Parisian artists' love lives were surprisingly enjoyable.
There's a lot that's kept rather vague, not just in the supernatural stories where vagueness is expected, which made me feel as if the story didn't go anywhere. I guess those stories were a 'the journey, not the destination' type of read. Or maybe they make sense in the context of the time.
There's a lot that's kept rather vague, not just in the supernatural stories where vagueness is expected, which made me feel as if the story didn't go anywhere. I guess those stories were a 'the journey, not the destination' type of read. Or maybe they make sense in the context of the time.