calalo's review against another edition
4.0
Hay una razón para que está sea la última historia con la que cierro toda la narrativa de Lovecraft, el solo pensar en un su prosa grumosa forjando palabras a través del subconsciente onirico ya me daba desidia por adelantado. No obstante he terminado confundido por un completo caos placentero. En una tumba de Providence los ghouls se rien sin parar de mi, se burlan de mi expresión de asombro y mi poca fe en la misma Kaddath. Una travesía tan exigente como memorable a un metanivel, tanto en la aventura como en la experiencia para los ojos de un lector. Acaso la mejor representación del sueño que fatiga al despertar pero del que como Carter, el hombre espera visitar cada noche. "Miau".
emalda's review against another edition
2.0
The art was cool, the story tedious and pompous (and the guy was racist anyway).
deeoh's review against another edition
Too many made-up places and creatures that are only referenced in memory.
sinead_abernathy's review against another edition
4.0
Όσο ονειρική ήταν η Αναζήτηση, τόσο μαγευτική ήταν και η εμπειρία ανάγνωσης αυτού του βιβλίου. Κι ας το καθυστέρησα, άξιζε πολύ. Για κάθε του λεπτομέρεια, για την ονειρική του γλώσσα, τις περιγραφές και τον δομημένο του ονειρόκοσμο.
Κύριε Σκοτεινέ, μόνο εσύ ξέρεις πόσο σε αγαπάω για αυτό το δώρο.
Κύριε Σκοτεινέ, μόνο εσύ ξέρεις πόσο σε αγαπάω για αυτό το δώρο.
wuzzy246's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
asinglebird's review against another edition
3.0
Somewhere between a chaotic DnD campaign and a friend telling you about a long winded dream they had
skylion's review against another edition
5.0
Culbard's best work in the series - that I've read so far, I'm waiting on TKiY and SoI. Brings the Dreamlands to solid realization, only to change gears as suddenly as waking up.
“As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars
“As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars
disorderlydaydreams's review against another edition
3.0
It was creepy and spooky but my favorite part were the cats!!
xolotlll's review against another edition
5.0
I'm not normally a fan of fantasy world-building, but this is beautiful. It's much more interesting to me than any of Lovecraft's shorter or more restrained pieces. The fact that there's virtually no direct dialogue really enhances the ethereal mood, and the fast pacing successfully captures the contradictory sense of vast scope and temporal compression that characterises some dreams.
lapingveno's review against another edition
1.0
I am so thankful that this was not my first exposure to H.P. Lovecraft. Maybe I'm just a lazy reader, but these longer stories of his are really taking their toll on me. Once again, could we get something BESIDES SHEER DESCRIPTION, please?
If this had been the opening to some sort of RPG manual/an example of vivid worldbuilding, that would have been one thing; but this is masquerading as a work of fiction, yet it lacks the major elements associated therewith: characterization, plot, conflict. Arguably these are all present, but they seem secondary, background, 'afterthought-esque,' not forefront and integral.
Basically, this is a long, rambling fever dream set to prose and referencing/unifying many of Lovecraft's earlier stories, which, again, lends to its excellence as an example of worldbuilding. But, I'll be honest, this was a slog, probably the worst one I'll face this year. (Thank God for YouTube audiobooks and the x2 playback speed option!)
Stick to short fiction, Mr. Lovecraft! It is where you thrive!
Afterthought: +3 style points for Carter's being able to speak the language of cats; that was pretty cool.
If this had been the opening to some sort of RPG manual/an example of vivid worldbuilding, that would have been one thing; but this is masquerading as a work of fiction, yet it lacks the major elements associated therewith: characterization, plot, conflict. Arguably these are all present, but they seem secondary, background, 'afterthought-esque,' not forefront and integral.
Basically, this is a long, rambling fever dream set to prose and referencing/unifying many of Lovecraft's earlier stories, which, again, lends to its excellence as an example of worldbuilding. But, I'll be honest, this was a slog, probably the worst one I'll face this year. (Thank God for YouTube audiobooks and the x2 playback speed option!)
Stick to short fiction, Mr. Lovecraft! It is where you thrive!
Afterthought: +3 style points for Carter's being able to speak the language of cats; that was pretty cool.