Reviews

At the Mountains of Madness by Sheba Blake, H.P. Lovecraft

jarichan's review against another edition

4.0

Dieser Re-Read war längst fällig! Mit diesem Buch bin ich in die Welt Lovecrafts eingestiegen, wie wahrscheinlich schon viele vor mir. Dennoch blieb mir nicht viel von der Geschichte im Kopf, deshalb tat es gut, mal wieder gen Süden in die Kälte zu ziehen.

Faszinierend, wie Lovecraft es sogar schafft, etwas Putziges (Pinguine) in etwas enorm Schauderhaftes zu verwandeln. Ich konnte mich gar nicht an die Pinguine erinnern, jetzt aber werden sie mir wohl nicht mehr aus dem Kopf gehen.

An manchen Stellen waren es mir der Beschreibungen zu viel, das mag aber an der Form des Romans liegen. Immerhin berichtet hier ein Wissenschaftler, der kann natürlich nicht anders. Ausserdem sind eigentlich genau jene Beschreibungen hilfreich, sich in die Werke Lovecrafts einzulesen. So weiss man in späteren Geschichten, mit welchen Entitäten man es zu tun hat.

Für mich ist Lovecraft ein König, ein Kaiser gar, und seine Geschichten immer wieder lesbar, ohne dass sie an Grauen verlieren. Eher im Gegenteil - je mehr ich seine Texte zusammenfügen kann, desto Unheimlicher werden sie.

zee_brdh's review against another edition

adventurous reflective tense fast-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

4.75

charlesc_n's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I don't know I just couldn't get into it. I find I never can with Lovecraft's work. Might have to give it another chance later. 

melizzie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

tatianamgriffin's review against another edition

1.0

This is a tale of description. It is so detailed in creating the landscape, it lacks in building up other characters in the narrative. While I understand the linguistic craft, it was not an enjoyable read for me.

angelofthe0dd's review against another edition

4.0

My first H.P. Lovecraft book, and I really enjoyed it. A group of explorers go on an Antarctic expedition and discover a long-lost civilization of strange, intelligent creatures. Lovecraft devotes many, many paragraphs describing the extensive, ornate detail of the underground lair of the beings that lived there millions of years ago. It's worth noting that the expedition is split into two parties - one that works from the base camp and another that went seeking adventure. After not hearing back from the latter party, the former goes in search of them. Lovecraft does an amazing job of building suspense and creepy tension. I think I'm going to invest in a volume of complete (or best of) works so I can enjoy more of his writings.

edlin314's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

Chilling at parts. Got a weird, eerie feeling when reading this. Felt like a good introduction to Lovecraft.

theliterateporcupine's review against another edition

2.0

This was an extremely painful audiobook to listen to. I needed it for reading challenge prompt and thank goodness it was short. I loved "The Shadow over Innsmouth" but this one was no good.

Wordy, Sluggish, and Descriptive, this was not Lovecraft's greatest work...

mgalvan's review against another edition

4.0

I'd love for this to become a film.

scrow1022's review against another edition

3.0

Interesting, I like the cover and a couple of panels inside so much more than overall. Mostly good to get a little more background of Lovecraft mythos without actually having to read any.