Reviews

The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers

nyfrea's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ai_novel_ty's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

steel_aurora's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

fungor3's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

victormelquiades's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

lilo_lestrange's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

cleothebengal's review against another edition

3.0

The concept--excellent. Simply hearing a summary of the plot gives me goosebumps. However, many of the short stories didn't quite live up to my expectations. When someone summarizes a plot, what they never mention is the filler language in between. With that being said, this still was a good read. I thoroughly enjoyed many of the earlier stories, specifically the ones that heavily featured the King in Yellow.

bdavisshannon's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

gabudell's review against another edition

4.0

The short stories that involved The King in Yellow were 5 stars but, and maybe this is due to my own biases, the more whimsical, less horror oriented short stores in this collection were not as well written/didn’t grasp my attention as much. Still, I’d highly recommend this collection especially the first five short stories. Truly a brilliant piece of weird fiction and cosmic horror.

gossamerwingedgazelle's review against another edition

2.0

The first four stories that cover The King in Yellow are very interesting. After that, he quickly departs from the theme and genre into fantasy and lost my interest.