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uitgelezen's review against another edition
4.0
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http://www.BookCrossing.com/journal/13243632
http://www.BookCrossing.com/journal/13243632
pablos24's review against another edition
4.0
Cuesta imaginar debido a la forma del relato. Es casi 100% descripción. Es literal un diario de bitácora y ya. Eso por un lado da más peso al realismo de lo sucedido, pero por otro una pobre ejecución en sostener la atención del lector y la historia completa, porque parece como si cada sección está desconectada y no tenga mucha importancia para lo que viene y eso hace que baje de importancia lo que está sucediendo.
Aparte de eso, el terror y la historia de las criaturas es fascinante. Me encantaron las revelaciones y aunque no fueron muchas, si valieron la pena la lectura.
Aparte de eso, el terror y la historia de las criaturas es fascinante. Me encantaron las revelaciones y aunque no fueron muchas, si valieron la pena la lectura.
not_bender's review against another edition
4.0
Seems to me to be a good introduction to Lovecraft's work. The title story and The Dreams in the Witch-House in particular appealed to me, not as horror but as interesting science fiction type tales tinged with elements of the unnerving. Looking forward to reading more of his works now!
jazpaa's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
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? No
4.25
leandrodp's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
wcharliebrown's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
thranky's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
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? No
3.0
alex_correia's review against another edition
4.0
My first introduction to the Lovecraftian type horror was in Bloodborne by From-software, an amazing, almost perfect game. And after being absorbed and obsessed with the game's lore I realized there's a lot more of this type of horror in books, so I decided to start here.
This book is very atmospheric rich, the author manages to create a horrific and cold world for us to visit. It starts slow and steady and you do feel a sense of dread and unnerving because you can't truly grasp what was and is happening. There seems to be a deep lore (that will probably be explored more in other books, i guess) and H.P managed to create a world that seems real.
The main characters are likeable, although you only read the thoughts and emotion of one, and do get somewhat developed in the latter part of the book.
My main, and perhaps only, criticism is that H.P repeats a lot of the descriptions of the surrounding, and by the end where you want to read more about the creatures or the past horrors some others characters went through, there's more and more descriptions of the mountains and building, and it gets somewhat boring.
In the end, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I'm going to explore the rest of his books and world. I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting some horror in their lives!
This book is very atmospheric rich, the author manages to create a horrific and cold world for us to visit. It starts slow and steady and you do feel a sense of dread and unnerving because you can't truly grasp what was and is happening. There seems to be a deep lore (that will probably be explored more in other books, i guess) and H.P managed to create a world that seems real.
The main characters are likeable, although you only read the thoughts and emotion of one, and do get somewhat developed in the latter part of the book.
My main, and perhaps only, criticism is that H.P repeats a lot of the descriptions of the surrounding, and by the end where you want to read more about the creatures or the past horrors some others characters went through, there's more and more descriptions of the mountains and building, and it gets somewhat boring.
In the end, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I'm going to explore the rest of his books and world. I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting some horror in their lives!
mirkilly's review against another edition
1.0
wow, cant remember when was the last time i read something this boring, almost felt like reading a wikipedia article