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The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers

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saville08's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Find a quiet spot sit down and just read it straight through. Read this in less than 2 hours and it will suck you in and stay with you.
5 star read.

jetpackdracula's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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elegory's review against another edition

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5.0

"Death and the awful abode of lost souls, whither my weakness long ago had sent him - they had changed him for every other eye, but not for mine."

If you're not ready to tattoo the yellow sign on your forehead after reading this then I can't be friends with you.

nixxer's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

The stories at the beginning of the book are very much my kind of thing. I liked the supernatural amd how every story was connected to someone reading the book. However, the last three stories were very different and I did not enjoy them very much.

alt_air's review

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dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

marisacarpico's review against another edition

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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? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

A book I've had so long I didn't realize I owned it until my quest to clear my shelves uncovered it. Probably should have waited until October to read this, but I didn't know what it was anymore and decided to just stick with it.

Probably would have worked best not read all at once, as reading each one after the other reveals their same-ness. Like reading a bunch of Lovecraft at once, the tricks work less and less as it goes and structures are so similar that they al start to blur.

Interesting as a picture of the genre at the time, but not worth it in the long run for me.