At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft

At the Mountains of Madness

H.P. Lovecraft

336 pages first pub 1931 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror dark mysterious tense slow-paced
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Readers who relish slowly unraveling ancient, otherworldly mysteries shrouded in existential dread and atmospheric tension will find this Antarctic expedition's chilling discoveries deeply compelling.

Description

Multi-eyed protoplasmic entities, flesh-eating ghouls, animate corpses, time-traveling body snatchers, and, yes, huge albino penguins. These are some of the bizarre creatures that populate the universe created by American horror author H. P. Lovec...

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Community Reviews

3.6
based on 6,447 reviews

Moods

dark: 84%

mysterious: 83%

adventurous: 58%

tense: 55%

challenging: 19%

informative: 6%

reflective: 4%

emotional: 2%

sad: 2%


Pace

7% of readers chose fast
28% of readers chose medium
63% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

87% of readers chose Plot
6% of readers chose A mix
4% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
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Strong character development?

2% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
83% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

5% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
63% of readers chose No
14% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

3% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
86% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

5% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
79% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
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