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carotinoid's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
lcsmmn's review against another edition
3.0
[Nota Personal]:El libro, el cual pedí en la biblioteca, consta de tres relatos y no solo de uno como hace referencia el titulo. Luego de buscar en Goodreads e incluso hacer un scan del libro, mis resultados fueron nulos así que elegí esta versión de la historia. El libro que tengo es llamado "En los Muros de Eryx, colaboraciones VIII" de la editorial EDAF.
La Exhumación (3/5)
El Diario de Alonzo Typer (2/5)
En los Muros del Eryx (4/5)
La Exhumación (3/5)
El Diario de Alonzo Typer (2/5)
En los Muros del Eryx (4/5)
elyia's review against another edition
I didn't expect this to be Sci-Fi, but I liked the atmosphere created for Venus
qalminator's review against another edition
3.0
Enjoyable comeuppance tale (up to the very end, anyway), where the arrogant human is caught in a sophisticated trap devised by the "primitive" natives. Of course, if the fellow had carried, say, rope with him, or had ever heard of the right-hand-rule for getting out of mazes, the trap would not have worked so well. I was disappointed that it was really just a physical maze, and not something that changed in response to the crystal (making it so the opening closed for anyone holding a crystal would have been brilliant). Ah, well. Still worth reading.
mecklart's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
krismoon's review against another edition
4.0
Sometimes, I feel like books and stories written in Lovecraft's time take some time to get into, but they are usually worth it. I enjoyed the imagination of this story, although the beginning-middle and middle dragged a bit. But it's a nice creepy tale and I'm glad I took the time to read it.
famel's review against another edition
4.0
The most unusual book in Lovecraft’s works. Sci-fi elements are well implemented and the narrative is so engaging. The labyrinth and its descriptions are unpleasantly vague, but everything else is good.
festiveconclave's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
rustcohle's review
3.0
In the Walls of Eryx
The Earthlings have come to Venus and have built a colony which they have called Terra nova. On Venus there is life, a diverse fauna and flora, and an intelligent race of reptilian beings whose culture is not yet highly developed, although in some aspects such as architecture it seems much more advanced.
The main interest of men in Venus is a crystal that serves as a source of energy and is exclusive to Venus, a single crystal has energy to power a city, but the settlers are having trouble starting a massive mining because these crystals are sacred for the Venusians.
The protagonist advises bringing a detachment of soldiers and annihilating the entire native species to exploit the glass mines, something unfortunately too close to reality, it is just what some imperialist powers have done throughout history with the Petroleum countries or the so-called "rare earths" and "blood minerals."
I would have liked this story more without the epilogue, without the epilogue I would have even claimed the figure of Lovecraft that as everyone knows sympathizes with the Nazi ideology and the supremacy of the Aryan race. In the penultimate part of the story the character reflects on the scale Cosmic, no race is superior to another, when faced with death it changes its xenophobic posture and manifests an anti-colonialist stance, but in the end this is ruled out as a delirium and plans for a total invasion and a Venusian Holocaust begin.
The Earthlings have come to Venus and have built a colony which they have called Terra nova. On Venus there is life, a diverse fauna and flora, and an intelligent race of reptilian beings whose culture is not yet highly developed, although in some aspects such as architecture it seems much more advanced.
The main interest of men in Venus is a crystal that serves as a source of energy and is exclusive to Venus, a single crystal has energy to power a city, but the settlers are having trouble starting a massive mining because these crystals are sacred for the Venusians.
The protagonist advises bringing a detachment of soldiers and annihilating the entire native species to exploit the glass mines, something unfortunately too close to reality, it is just what some imperialist powers have done throughout history with the Petroleum countries or the so-called "rare earths" and "blood minerals."
I would have liked this story more without the epilogue, without the epilogue I would have even claimed the figure of Lovecraft that as everyone knows sympathizes with the Nazi ideology and the supremacy of the Aryan race. In the penultimate part of the story the character reflects on the scale Cosmic, no race is superior to another, when faced with death it changes its xenophobic posture and manifests an anti-colonialist stance, but in the end this is ruled out as a delirium and plans for a total invasion and a Venusian Holocaust begin.
rustcohle's review against another edition
3.0
Los Terrícolas han llegado a Venus y han construido una colonia a la que han llamado Terra nova. En Venus hay vida,una fauna y flora diversa,y una raza inteligente de seres reptilianos cuya cultura a aún no esta muy desarrollada,aunque en algunos aspecto como la arquitectura parece mucho mas avanzada.
El principal interés de los hombres en Venus es un cristal que sirve como fuente de energía y es exclusivo de Venus,un solo cristal tiene energía para alimentar una ciudad,pero los colonos están teniendo problemas para iniciar una explotación minera masiva porqué estos cristales son sagrados para los Venusianos.
Él protagonista aconseja traer un destacamento de soldados y aniquilar a toda la especie nativa para poder explotar las minas de cristal,algo lamentablemente demasiado cerca de la realidad, es justo lo que ha hecho E.E U.U (y otras potencias imperialistas a lo largo de la Historia) con los países Petroleros o las llamadas "tierras raras" y "minerales de sangre".
Este relato me hubiera gustado mas sin el epílogo,sin el epílogo incluso hubiera reivindicado la figura de Lovecraft que como todos saben simpatizo con la ideología nazi y la supremacía de la raza aría.En la penúltima parte del relato el personaje reflexiona sí en la escala cósmica ninguna raza es superior a otra,al enfrentarse con la muerte cambia su postura xenófobas y manifiesta una postura anticolonialista ,pero al final esto es descartado como un delirio y se comienzan planes para una invasión total y un Holocausto venusiano.
El principal interés de los hombres en Venus es un cristal que sirve como fuente de energía y es exclusivo de Venus,un solo cristal tiene energía para alimentar una ciudad,pero los colonos están teniendo problemas para iniciar una explotación minera masiva porqué estos cristales son sagrados para los Venusianos.
Él protagonista aconseja traer un destacamento de soldados y aniquilar a toda la especie nativa para poder explotar las minas de cristal,algo lamentablemente demasiado cerca de la realidad, es justo lo que ha hecho E.E U.U (y otras potencias imperialistas a lo largo de la Historia) con los países Petroleros o las llamadas "tierras raras" y "minerales de sangre".
Este relato me hubiera gustado mas sin el epílogo,sin el epílogo incluso hubiera reivindicado la figura de Lovecraft que como todos saben simpatizo con la ideología nazi y la supremacía de la raza aría.En la penúltima parte del relato el personaje reflexiona sí en la escala cósmica ninguna raza es superior a otra,al enfrentarse con la muerte cambia su postura xenófobas y manifiesta una postura anticolonialista ,pero al final esto es descartado como un delirio y se comienzan planes para una invasión total y un Holocausto venusiano.