pqqq's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
laurenjpegler's review against another edition
3.0
i really enjoyed two of the stories in this collection: novel of the white powder and the red hand. was a lil confused by the great god pan. and dnf’ed the white people cos i got a lil bored lol. an average one!
ravenwhoreads's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
3.0
i'll have to revisit this story in its physical form because it was too confusing listening to it as audiobook.
feynmaniac1729's review against another edition
fast-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? It's complicated
1.5
perry_das_schnabeltier's review against another edition
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
2.5
mollyadele's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
alrautio's review against another edition
3.0
This book certainly had potential, but I was left wanting. The style of writing is intentionally vague, and while that works in some cases to stimulate imagination to create suspense and terror, it was too vague and left me more confused than horrified--or even startled. I found it underwhelming, but perhaps that's because I have been desensitized after reading The Monk, lmfao. This book could have been so much more, delving even further into the darker aspects of human nature by not skipping over every single instance of horror and debauchery. Every time it's about to get juicy, the scene abruptly ends, and it moves to meaningless commentary and hearsay. Sad. I would like to read a modern retelling of this where a ballsy author takes this farther for modern readers to explore the madness of Pan. Pan is a god of duality, being a nature god of the wild. Nature is both nurturing and cruel, and the book could have explored more about the madness and cruelty of higher powers.
7vite's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0