Reviews

The Shadow Over Innsmouth by H.P. Lovecraft

bperl's review against another edition

4.0

Delightfully creepy. Lovecraft builds a malingering horror quite skillfully with his town of Innsmouth and its crowd of fishy Dagon-worshippers. It’s a bit exposition heavy, but it works with the Gothic overtones. Recommended.

duke_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

babayagba's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

morgiei's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Racism, Ableism, Body horror, and Colonisation

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Pandemic/Epidemic, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Forced institutionalization

Minor: War

regionalearth's review against another edition

dark fast-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

mbs1236's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

The final chapter of this book was what finally cemented this is as one of my favourite Lovecraft stories as it went into a direction I did not expect.
Other than that the atmosphere and visuals were conveyed perfectly and the book went deeper into the masterful mythos Lovecraft has penned.

pomacentridae's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.0

songwind'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

2.5

srclary's review against another edition

dark

2.5

Some parts of it were well written, some parts of it were a slog, but mostly it was hard to get past the whole "metaphor for the horrors of interracial relationships" thing

murinius's review against another edition

4.0

What a surprisingly happy, optimistic ending!