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m_is_for_awesome's review
3.0
A good beginner introduction to the Lovecraft style, told with a little more modern flare than the original stories and so might appeal to first time modern inductees.
The stories in this collection are of distinctly different style from one another, so if the first tale "Dreams of a Thousand Young" doesn't do it for you, there might be something of interest lurking in "The Lesser Keys" or "Pomptinia Sum" (my personal fave.)
If I could give stars to the individual stories, Lesser Keys and Pomptinia would get 3 stars, and Dreams only two, so I've gone with the majority in ranking the book as a whole.
The stories in this collection are of distinctly different style from one another, so if the first tale "Dreams of a Thousand Young" doesn't do it for you, there might be something of interest lurking in "The Lesser Keys" or "Pomptinia Sum" (my personal fave.)
If I could give stars to the individual stories, Lesser Keys and Pomptinia would get 3 stars, and Dreams only two, so I've gone with the majority in ranking the book as a whole.
drowsyreaper's review
3.0
3.5
It's an interesting collection of novelettes. "The Lesser Keys" is my personal favorite, though there's much to enjoy in the labyrinthine "Pomptinia Sum." "Dreams of a Thousand Young" is probably the weakest of the three, falling back on some of Lovecraft's more unfortunate tropes (evil women, evil exoticism, etc), but it was still enjoyable.
It's an interesting collection of novelettes. "The Lesser Keys" is my personal favorite, though there's much to enjoy in the labyrinthine "Pomptinia Sum." "Dreams of a Thousand Young" is probably the weakest of the three, falling back on some of Lovecraft's more unfortunate tropes (evil women, evil exoticism, etc), but it was still enjoyable.
starship's review
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
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