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shane_tiernan's review
3.0
I don't remember when I started reading Clark Ashton Smith, but I do keep track of the stories I've read, so I know that as of yesterday (12-27-19) I have read all the stories in this book. I didn't love all of them (or may any of them), but there were plenty of interesting, horrific, cool stories there. There are 45 entries in this book and the back says it is "the first ever to encompass CAS's entire career as a writer", which may or may not mean it includes everything he ever published.
I have to say I enjoyed the "purple prose" more when I was younger, though his vocabulary is more humbling now that I've got almost 50 years under my belt. The number of words per page that I haven't heard before or don't recognize is sometimes stunning (to a life long reader).
I have to say I enjoyed the "purple prose" more when I was younger, though his vocabulary is more humbling now that I've got almost 50 years under my belt. The number of words per page that I haven't heard before or don't recognize is sometimes stunning (to a life long reader).
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