Tales by Peter Straub, H.P. Lovecraft

Tales

Peter Straub, H.P. Lovecraft

838 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy horror dark mysterious slow-paced

Description

A twentieth-century successor to Edgar Allan Poe as the master of “weird fiction,” Howard Philips Lovecraft once wrote, “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” In the...

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Community Reviews Summary of 397 reviews

Moods

dark 93%
mysterious 75%
tense 43%
challenging 25%
adventurous 18%
reflective 12%
emotional 6%
informative 6%
sad 6%

Pace

slow 62%
medium 37%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 80% | A mix: 10% | Character: 10%

Strong character development?

No: 81% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 9%

Loveable characters?

No: 81% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 9%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 81% | It's complicated: 18%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 60% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 10%

Average rating

3.86

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