Reviews

Black Wings of Cthulhu, Volume 2: Eighteen New Tales of Lovecraftian Horror, by Caitlín R. Kiernan

arthurbdd's review against another edition

3.0

This late entry in the anthology series has a fairly medium hit/miss ratio, and there's enough familiar names on the contents page from previous volumes to suggest that Joshi had got into an editorial rut, becoming over-reliant on the same limited set of authors and filling out Black Wings volumes almost by rote. Full review: https://fakegeekboy.wordpress.com/2021/07/13/black-wings-flight-five/

pat32's review

3.0

The star rating of this book would be higher if the book had more stronger stories over the weaker ones. I done something I have never done before that was to skip two stories from this anthology.

arthurbdd's review

4.0

Has a significantly better hit/miss ratio than the first collection in the series. Full review: https://fakegeekboy.wordpress.com/2018/10/26/black-wings-the-second-slap/

krstrau's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

krstrau's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

kaleidoskopsilenstvi's review against another edition

3.0

Z dvojky mám poněkud rozpačité pocity. Má svá plus: vybrané povídky působí tematicky i kvalitativně uceleněji, jsou poměrně krátké, takže četba příjemně ubíhá, a žádná není vyloženě špatná. Jenže ve výsledku mi kniha přišla nezajímavá. Povídky sice mě bavily, některé se mi vážně líbily, ale žádná ve mně nezanechala výraznější dojem. Horko těžko si teď, nějakou dobu po přečtení, vzpomenu, o čem jaká povídka vlastně byla.

henryarmitage's review

3.0

Some good stories here.

zitahk's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0