calalo's review against another edition
3.0
El poder de las palabras no se mide por la cantidad sino por su contundencia.Aun sabiendo de la ficción que le rodea es casi imposible desacreditar un documento culpable de la interminable busqueda de media humanidad por una copia del Necronomicon. Esto es literatura no por su belleza ni por ejemplar valor artistico, lo es porque sabe trasgredir y dar forma a la consciencia colectiva. Son palabras las que tienen esa capacidad y son palabras las que despertaran al gran Cthulhu.
teodomo's review against another edition
3.0
Jaja, qué loco. Lovecraft, en esta breve "Historia del Necronomicón" (libro ficticio que él inventó y luego se convirtió en parte de la cultura popular) consigna la existencia de cinco copias físicas conocidas del libro: una en el Museo Británico, otra en la Biblioteca Nacional de París, otra en Harvard, una cuarta en la ciudad ficticia de Arkham (en la que está inspirado el Arkham Asylum de Batman). ¿La quinta? En la biblioteca de la Universidad de Buenos Aires.
Según me han contado, cuando Borges leyó este cuento, siendo bibliotecario en la Biblioteca Nacional, creó la ficha correspondiente al libro perdido, el Necronomicón.
Según me han contado, cuando Borges leyó este cuento, siendo bibliotecario en la Biblioteca Nacional, creó la ficha correspondiente al libro perdido, el Necronomicón.
mrshoney1's review against another edition
dark
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
whompa's review against another edition
dark
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
famel's review against another edition
3.0
It’s a nice story. Yes, it’s brief and plainly informative, but it’s a must read for fans of Cthulhu Mythos. Also there is a little bit of cosmic horror and some сool Lovecraftian easter eggs.
festiveconclave's review
dark
mysterious
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
2.0
krissynicole1013's review against another edition
2.0
A brief history of the allegedly fictitious Necronomicon. Of most interest were the (unsurprising) links to Salem and The King and Yellow. Definitely a springboard for further research, just not particularly useful or interesting as it stands.
lnewton's review against another edition
3.0
A concise history of Lovecraft's fictional book the Necronomicon. Made to exclusively suppliment the references of the text within the main stories.
amyotheramy's review against another edition
4.0
Reading leads to terrible consequences.
Doesn't it though? This is really just a fragment, unfortunately. Love that Lovecraft can't resist tying "The King in Yellow" into his own universe. Favorite fact: the Necronomicon was originally titled The Howling of Demons.
(Unrelated: Sorry about the deluge of Lovecraft. I'm out of room under the anthology and I seem to have hit a run of fragments by publishing order. If I don't rate and review as I go, I won't remember them, and I am so not rereading any of his work, at least so far.)
Doesn't it though? This is really just a fragment, unfortunately. Love that Lovecraft can't resist tying "The King in Yellow" into his own universe. Favorite fact: the Necronomicon was originally titled The Howling of Demons.
(Unrelated: Sorry about the deluge of Lovecraft. I'm out of room under the anthology and I seem to have hit a run of fragments by publishing order. If I don't rate and review as I go, I won't remember them, and I am so not rereading any of his work, at least so far.)