bl00dy_skeleton's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
natrossato's review against another edition
1.0
Só comecei a ler esse conto pq a rainha NK fez muitas referências e queria saber mais sobre. Não gostei da escrita, lenta e n fala nada, a única coisa um pouco interessante é a descrição da cidade. Sem contar que é extremamente racista. Resumo: odiei, podre. Nunca mais lerei esse autor.
tetiana's review against another edition
I’ve been a long time fan of Lovecraftian mythos, but I’ve never actually read the original stories, deciding to bypass all the racism and go straight to other people’s work instead. Nonetheless, the time has finally come when my curiosity got the better of me, and, well… I don’t know what I expected, honestly. After all, everyone who talks about Lovecraft and/or his work always points out the racism of it.
It took me a couple of weeks to get through this collection, because a third of the way in I had to take a break to read a couple of soothing romances. I just couldn’t take his shit anymore.
The stories themselves often present intriguing and spooky ideas, but every single one is mired in xenophobic crap all over. Also Lovecraft’s writing, on top of containing vile messages, is just not that good.
I didn’t particularly enjoy the experience of familiarizing myself with Lovecraft’s work, and I think I’ll steer clear of it from now on. There are plenty of truly talented creators writing today, who are able to realize the full potential of cosmic horror, and their heroes are not a bunch of pathetic nerds ranting about people of color, Jews, and women.
No, thank you.
It took me a couple of weeks to get through this collection, because a third of the way in I had to take a break to read a couple of soothing romances. I just couldn’t take his shit anymore.
The stories themselves often present intriguing and spooky ideas, but every single one is mired in xenophobic crap all over. Also Lovecraft’s writing, on top of containing vile messages, is just not that good.
I didn’t particularly enjoy the experience of familiarizing myself with Lovecraft’s work, and I think I’ll steer clear of it from now on. There are plenty of truly talented creators writing today, who are able to realize the full potential of cosmic horror, and their heroes are not a bunch of pathetic nerds ranting about people of color, Jews, and women.
No, thank you.
paper_prose's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
zitahk's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
belinda_h's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-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? No
4.0
nourhan09's review against another edition
3.0
"لن أقدر على النظر إلى الكون بالطريقة ذاتها ثانية, وحتى سماء الربيع وشمس الصيف سوف تكون أقرب إلى السم بالنسبة لي."
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كانت هذه تجربتي الأولى مع عالم الرعب والغموض "لافكرافت". يالها من مخيلة مجنونة تلك التي يمتلكها.
ويالها من أفكار غريبة تلك التي أخترعها وجلبها لنا من عالم الأحلام والخيال.
كانت هنالك 9 قصص منوعة في الأحداث, وهم.
"نداء كتولو/كثولو
موديل بيكمان
بحث إيرانون
موسيقا إريك زان
العجوز المخيف
المقبرة
حقائق تتعلق بالفقيد أرثر جرمين وأسرته
داجون
سجين مع الفراعنة"
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لا أنكر أنني أستمتعت للغاية في قراءة هذه القصص التي كتبها, قد تبدو للقارئ أن القصص مكررة أو ليست جديدة ولكن في الحقيقة, هذه القصص هي الأصل لكل قصص الرعب التي نقرأها الآن أو الأفلام التي نشاهدها, "لافكرافت" هو من وضع حجر الأساس لكل هذا الجنون.
تمنيت فقط لو كانت القصص أطول من حيث الأحداث والتفاصيل, كانت هنالك قصص تستحق أحداث أكثر لشدة جمالها, ولكن شعرت أن الأحداث مقطوعة وكأن "لافكرافت" تعمد فقط أن يضع بعض السطور العريضة ليتمكن من يأتي بعده في تحويل هذه القصص الى روايات أو قصص طويلة.
تجربة جميلة وبالتأكيد لن تكون الأخيرة. متشوقة للغاية لدخول عالم "لافكرافت" المجنون والمرعب.
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"في ضوء الشفق إذ ظهرت النجوم واحدة تلو أخرى, مشى نحو الرمال المتحركة رجل مسن يلبس ثيابًا رثة أرجوانية.
وهو ينظر إلى أمامه كأنما يتأمل قباب إيرا الذهبية, حيث يفهمون الأحلام.
في تلك الليلة شهد العالم القديم مصرع الجمال والشباب."
nholord's review against another edition
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? No
3.5
tmawhir's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
xandra87's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-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? No
2.0