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Horror Stories: Das Beste vom Meister des Unheimlichen by H.P. Lovecraft

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elizabethsuggs's review against another edition

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5.0

I love, love, love H.P. Lovecraft's work.

calbowen's review against another edition

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3.0

Not a huge fan of the style of writing but I am a fan of the stories, so this is hard to rate, because 100 years ago this would have been an excellent read for me, but I would like more these days.

lookingforvheissu's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

jvanhuss's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious 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? No

4.0

embereye's review against another edition

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4.0

Obviously disturbing, quite spooky, and definitely fun to read. This is a good compilation of H.P. Lovecraft's stories and gives a really good sense of his ideas and how he influenced modern horror so deeply.

chloekg's review against another edition

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4.0

Alan Moore speaks eloquently to where Lovecraft stands in history. While the 19th century imagined a rational machine, WWI and scientific progress opened our eyes to howling, unknowable chaos. Such unprecedented scale of horror is sometimes made difficult by clunky gothic prose, but the chills are visceral and occasionally grossly racist.