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The Terror by Arthur Machen

colonel2sheds's review against another edition

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challenging dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A

3.75

The ending is so good it sort of made me forget the whole middle section, while necessary, was sort of a slog.

ripbar's review against another edition

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

2.5

aoutramafalda's review against another edition

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4.0

O Terror - 4.5*
A Mão Vermelha - 4*
O Grão Retorno - 3*

macati's review against another edition

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4.0

3,5 stars

jayrothermel's review against another edition

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5.0

This is my third read of The Terror. It is the first time all the disparate pieces of narrative evidence arrayed by Machen have hit me full-force. Brilliant depiction of uncertainty, anxiety, panic, and of course "terror" in wartime. It achieves levels of emotional poignancy unsurpassed in Machen's longer works.

finleymiller's review against another edition

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2.0

not my fav but there's something here, the atmosphere is great and there's a chapter towards the end that's really scary. I think the final chapter could have been shorter.