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O Rei de Amarelo by Robert W. Chambers, Carlos Orsi

majasbooks's review against another edition

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3.0

<b>The Repairer of Reputations - 4/5</b>
Ooo I liked this one. Weird, confusing, unclear what’s going on. Giving Magnus Archives vibes, quite understandably so.

<b>The Mask - 3/5</b>
The idea of this one was really cool and I liked it a lot but it wasn’t really scary or spooky at all? 

<b>In the Court of the Dragon - 3.5/5</b>
yoooo this was cool. Why is it titled that tho I have no idea

<b>The Yellow Sign - 4/5</b>
HELLOOOOOO???? This one was iconic 

<b>The Demoiselle d’Ys - 3.5/5</b> 
I really enjoyed the premise of this I just wish sth more would’ve happened, sth more sinister and eerie.

<b>The Prophets’ Paradise - 2/5</b>
I enjoyed the writing but have no idea what happened in this one

<b>The Street of the Four Winds - 3/5</b>
Just a guy and his cat, nothing to see here

<b>The Street of the First Shell - 2.5/5</b>
Once again I just don’t understand what’s the point of this story, what is the vision, what is the endpoint???

<b>The Street of Our Lady of the Fields - 1/5</b>
Spare me. This was extremely dull and pointless. 

<b>Rue Barrée - 2/5</b>
I have nothing to say of these last few romantic short stories of the lives of young bohemian artists in Paris. They’re not for me. 

webbmoem's review against another edition

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2.5

Truly, I don't think I got it.

oliver1212's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

hrynkiv's review against another edition

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5.0

Коли я вперше два роки тому прочитав цю книгу, я поставив їй трійку, через мабуть рік я переоцінив її поставивши 4, і зараз ще через рік я прийшов щоб поставити їй 5. Тому що книжка довго лишається після прочитання, і ті оповідання які мені не сподобались не перекриють захвату від тих що сподобались

drron's review against another edition

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medium-paced

3.5

lomili's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

keithh's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.5

dylan_darko's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious sad 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

skoot's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

4.0

tizianabooks's review against another edition

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2.0

Un libro, dieci racconti che possiamo dividere in due categorie.

La prima, dal primo racconto al quinto, è di genere gotico; ci sono alcuni alti e alcuni bassi, ma generalmente sono leggibili e anche abbastanza appassionanti. Non in tutti è presente il Re giallo - questo pseudobiblium che porta alla follia chiunque lo legga - ma anche dove non è presente ci sono dei colpi di scena, c'è quell'atmosfera che è tipica del gotico e che è molto ben costruita.

La seconda categoria, dal sesto racconto al decimo, è del genere noioso.
Se vi interessano infinite descrizioni sui quartieri di Parigi e sulla vita dei bohemien che si innamorano e poi arrossiscono e poi dipingono...la seconda metà di questo libro fa per voi.
Altrimenti - come nel mio caso - preparatevi a fare il conto alla rovescia delle pagine che vi separano dalla fine di questo strazio.