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kurbanski's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
mayastone's review
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
3.75
The Ballad of Black Tom: 4.5/5 - For H.P Lovecraft, with all my conflicted feelings
What I didn't like about this story was that it was the only one that used the n-word which defeated the point a bit in my opinion. The word added nothing to the story.
The Dream-Quest of Vellit Boe: 4/5 - For everyone who had to find her own way
More adventure than horror but still a fun ride.
Hammers on Bone: 3.5/5 - To all the monsters hiding in this world, I hope the children will skin you alive. To the children in the world, let no one say you can't make monsters bleed
The story has a very strong noir vibe. P.I’s are also “gumshoes,” girls are “skirts” or “birds” etc.
What I didn't like about this story was that it was the only one that used the n-word which defeated the point a bit in my opinion. The word added nothing to the story.
The Dream-Quest of Vellit Boe: 4/5 - For everyone who had to find her own way
More adventure than horror but still a fun ride.
Hammers on Bone: 3.5/5 - To all the monsters hiding in this world, I hope the children will skin you alive. To the children in the world, let no one say you can't make monsters bleed
The story has a very strong noir vibe. P.I’s are also “gumshoes,” girls are “skirts” or “birds” etc.
Agents of Dreamland: 3/5 - Eventually you’ve got to understand that an answer isn’t the same thing as a solution, and a story is sometimes only an excuse – Nic Pizzolatto
It’s told in a very jumbled way that made it hard to connect to. I feel it would have been more effective if it was just a normal story.
I loved the concept behind the collection. It allowed me to get a taste of Lovecraftian world and literature without having to read Lovecraft himself. I look forward to trying more books like this.
I loved the concept behind the collection. It allowed me to get a taste of Lovecraftian world and literature without having to read Lovecraft himself. I look forward to trying more books like this.
pharyngeals's review
mysterious
medium-paced
3.5
reading this took forever b/c i try to avoid skipping parts of a collection but the dream quest of vellit boe would not end and the dreamland thing is meh anyway. like ion even really care about l*vecraft but victor lavalle is like reading pure distilled Knuck If You Buck.mp3 n i been knew about cass khaw so this was honestly an exercise in patience
tbh if they hadn’t put the strongest two novellas first, i mighta actually finished it in a reasonable amount of time
tbh if they hadn’t put the strongest two novellas first, i mighta actually finished it in a reasonable amount of time
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