The White Ship  by H.P. Lovecraft

The White Ship

Dream Cycle

H.P. Lovecraft

32 pages first pub 1919 (editions) user-added

fiction classics horror short stories dark mysterious slow-paced

Description

Basil Elton, a lighthouse keeper, engages in a peculiar fantasy in which a bearded man in robes is piloting a mystical white ship which appears when the moon is full. Elton walks across the water on a bridge of moonbeams, joins the bearded man on ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 185 reviews

Moods

adventurous 60%
mysterious 60%
dark 30%
reflective 30%
challenging 20%
hopeful 10%
sad 10%
tense 10%

Pace

fast 54%
medium 27%
slow 18%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 66% | Character: 33%

Strong character development?

No: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 14%

Loveable characters?

No: 57% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 14% | Yes: 14%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 14%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 42% | Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 14%

Average rating

3.29

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