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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
I think in many cases the value of the stories in these collections must have been in relation to the field at the time they were written. A more coherent ordering, or even a contextualising paragraph before each story or author, might have drawn this out. As it was, it felt more like a random assortment pulled from Protect Gutenberg - with noticeable typographical issues, although that may have been the fault of the e-book I got from my local library.
I thought I would get through this entire thing, but that's not happening. I'll still read some of the individual stories in here down the line and log them separately, but there's just too much mid in here.
• 1261 pages • first pub 2019 • fiction • fantasy • horror • short stories • dark • mysterious • 3.5 Stars
Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American writer of weird and horror fiction, who is known for his creation of what became the Cthulhu Mythos. Virtually unknown and only published in pulp magazines before he died in poverty, he is now regarded as one of the most significant 20th-century authors of supernatural horror fiction.
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Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American writer of weird and horror fiction, who is known for his creation of what became the Cthulhu Mythos. Virtually unknown and only published in pulp magazines before he died in poverty, he is now regarded as one of the most significant 20th-century authors of supernatural horror fiction.
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adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
4 stars
This was a long one, holy shit. Very mixed bunch. Hated some, loved others.
This was a long one, holy shit. Very mixed bunch. Hated some, loved others.
It may have taken me ~10 months, but I consider it a worthwhile investment of my reading time. Below I've included (mostly for my own reference) my 1-5 rating of each story. You will notice a general trend whereby the later works have a propensity for earning a greater rating. This being the case despite my general preference for Lovecraft's stories in short format, as opposed to longer novella pieces, I believe is illustrative of his increased storytelling skill over time and his refinement of those elements which make a story 'Lovecraftian'.
3 The Tomb
3 Dagon
2 Polaris
4 Beyond the Wall of Sleep
1 Memory
1 Old Bugs
1 The Transition of Juan Romero
1 The White Ship
2 The Doom That Came to Sarnath
3 The Statement of Randolph Carter
1 The Terrible Old Man
1 The Tree
2 The Cats of Ulthar
3 The Temple
2 Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family
1 The Street
2 Celephais
3 From Beyond
3 Nyarlethotep
2 The Picture in the House
1 Ex Oblivione
3 The Nameless City
2 The Quest of Iranon
2 The Moon-Bog
4 The Outsider
2 The Other Gods
4 Herbert West - Reanimator
2 Hypnos
2 What the Moon Brings
1 Azathoth
2 The Hound
3 The Lurking Fear
3 The Rats in the Walls
2 The Unnamable
2 The Festival
2 The Shunned House
2 The Horror at Red Hook
1 He
2 In the Vault
2 The Descendant
3 Cool Air
4 The Call of Cthulhu
4 Pickman's Model
2 The Silver Key
1 The Strange High House in the Mist
4 The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath
1 The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
2 The Colour Out of Space
1 The Very Old Folk
2 The Thing in the Moonlight
1 The History of the Necronomicon
1 Ibid
3 The Dunwich Horror
4 The Whisperer in Darkness
4 At the Mountains of Madness
3 The Shadow Over Innsmouth
2 The Dreams in the Witch House
5 The Thing on the Doorstep
1 The Evil Clergyman
2 The Book
5 The Shadow Out of Time
4 The Haunter of the Dark
3 The Tomb
3 Dagon
2 Polaris
4 Beyond the Wall of Sleep
1 Memory
1 Old Bugs
1 The Transition of Juan Romero
1 The White Ship
2 The Doom That Came to Sarnath
3 The Statement of Randolph Carter
1 The Terrible Old Man
1 The Tree
2 The Cats of Ulthar
3 The Temple
2 Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family
1 The Street
2 Celephais
3 From Beyond
3 Nyarlethotep
2 The Picture in the House
1 Ex Oblivione
3 The Nameless City
2 The Quest of Iranon
2 The Moon-Bog
4 The Outsider
2 The Other Gods
4 Herbert West - Reanimator
2 Hypnos
2 What the Moon Brings
1 Azathoth
2 The Hound
3 The Lurking Fear
3 The Rats in the Walls
2 The Unnamable
2 The Festival
2 The Shunned House
2 The Horror at Red Hook
1 He
2 In the Vault
2 The Descendant
3 Cool Air
4 The Call of Cthulhu
4 Pickman's Model
2 The Silver Key
1 The Strange High House in the Mist
4 The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath
1 The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
2 The Colour Out of Space
1 The Very Old Folk
2 The Thing in the Moonlight
1 The History of the Necronomicon
1 Ibid
3 The Dunwich Horror
4 The Whisperer in Darkness
4 At the Mountains of Madness
3 The Shadow Over Innsmouth
2 The Dreams in the Witch House
5 The Thing on the Doorstep
1 The Evil Clergyman
2 The Book
5 The Shadow Out of Time
4 The Haunter of the Dark
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Some great stories, some good stories, and a few boring stories make up most of the collection by H.P. Lovecraft. I liked the stories that involved a character and were not just a narrator describing stuff. If i had any issue with his works it would be he often went off on a lot of over description of some things at times, which isn't completely bad because it does create a vivid world for the stories.
Overall I enjoyed H.P. Lovecraft's work. Glad i finally was able to give it all a read.
Overall I enjoyed H.P. Lovecraft's work. Glad i finally was able to give it all a read.
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated