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samuel_kane_horrigan's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-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
3.5
lecturasimpias's review against another edition
4.0
Me encanta la obra de Hogdson y prácticamente me la he leído entera, si no entera ya.
Es una novela de terror que sucede en un velero en el mar. Muy Hogdsoniano.
Me ha gustado, te mantiene pegado al libro hasta al final. Aunque personalmente los Botes de Glen Carrig, El Reino de La Noche, La casa en confín de la tierra o muchos de sus relatos cortos me han gustado más. A pesar de ello recomiendo activamente su lectura en la edición de Valdemar, por dos motivos: El agradable prólogo al que nos tienen acostumbrados en esta editorial y el glosario de términos marineros que ayuda mucho para comprender los tecnicismos.
¡Leedlo! No perdáis tiempo, Hogdson es una maravilla. Una pena que las crueles trincheras europeas de la Gran Guerra acabaran con este hombre que tanto habría escrito de no haber muerto. Las guerras, el auténtico e inútil terror de nuestra historia.
Es una novela de terror que sucede en un velero en el mar. Muy Hogdsoniano.
Me ha gustado, te mantiene pegado al libro hasta al final. Aunque personalmente los Botes de Glen Carrig, El Reino de La Noche, La casa en confín de la tierra o muchos de sus relatos cortos me han gustado más. A pesar de ello recomiendo activamente su lectura en la edición de Valdemar, por dos motivos: El agradable prólogo al que nos tienen acostumbrados en esta editorial y el glosario de términos marineros que ayuda mucho para comprender los tecnicismos.
¡Leedlo! No perdáis tiempo, Hogdson es una maravilla. Una pena que las crueles trincheras europeas de la Gran Guerra acabaran con este hombre que tanto habría escrito de no haber muerto. Las guerras, el auténtico e inútil terror de nuestra historia.
arthurbdd's review
3.0
Undeniably influential ghost story, though precisely because it's influenced so much stuff it can seem a bit rudimentary compared to the later stories that draw on it.
icedragonchilde's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Hodgson is a master of slow building dread and the inherent mystery and terror of the sea
jayrothermel's review against another edition
5.0
A truly powerful and effective weird, uncanny adventure novel. The ending is a hair-raiser.
Superb.
Superb.
bookwomble's review against another edition
4.0
I first read this book in the '80s and had fond memories of it. Having just re-read it (Dec 09), I was pleasantly surprised that it was every bit as good as I remembered it.
Having been published in 1905, this is not a graphic horror story, rather it is an atmospheric supernatural tale that builds tension through hints and suggestions; half-seen, half-imagined horrors. That the author, Hodgson, was in the British Navy for several years adds to the realism of his depiction of life aboard a sailing ship of the early 20th century, although his use of some technical naval terms does get you running for the dictionary.
On the whole, a very enjoyable read. Ghosts and pirates: it does what it says on the tin!
Having been published in 1905, this is not a graphic horror story, rather it is an atmospheric supernatural tale that builds tension through hints and suggestions; half-seen, half-imagined horrors. That the author, Hodgson, was in the British Navy for several years adds to the realism of his depiction of life aboard a sailing ship of the early 20th century, although his use of some technical naval terms does get you running for the dictionary.
On the whole, a very enjoyable read. Ghosts and pirates: it does what it says on the tin!
skjam's review
3.0
I read this in the Famous Fantastic Mysteries pulp magazine reprint. See my review here: http://www.skjam.com/2017/10/10/magazine-review-famous-fantastic-mysteries-march-1944/
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