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Kuiskaus pimeässä ja muita kertomuksia by Ulla Selkälä, Ilkka Äärelä, H.P. Lovecraft

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hikio123's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.5

I liked this story. The pace is not too fast or slow, and though it is a bit hard to believe that someone would remember letters by their exact words for pretty much most of them, I do like the idea. The ending was predictable a little, but only when it became relevant, instead of pages and pages in advance. The ending though was really coo, and thought not completely unexpected, it was set up great.

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4.0

Chilling! The depiction of the cosmos and Lovecraft's linking it to contemporary scientific discovery was thrilling. The ending in its suspense was sickening and poses a lot of interesting questions about Lovecraft's presentation of the Other. It was very engaging overall; I felt perhaps the pacing wasn't as gripping in the rising action? Still, one of my favourites (though I seem to say this after every Lovecraft short story/ novella I read). His writing has such a distinct atmosphere.