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A review by caelep
The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft by H.P. Lovecraft
4.0
Overall, I enjoyed this incredibly imaginative collection. I especially enjoyed his descriptions of dream cities and worlds, and several of his works left me with goose bumps.
One thing I didn't particularly like was how he repeatedly said things like "I won't attempt to describe it..." But then he does go on to describe it... or he'll say something is utterly indescribable, and that seems lazy to me, especially given how often he does that.
Many of his stories also followed similar formats, where it starts out saying something like "I know what I'm about to say is going to sound crazy, and maybe I dreamed it, but..." and then he talks about how he narrowly escaped certain death, so it just feels repetitive.
But overall, his works were fantastic (literally) and very creative.
One thing I didn't particularly like was how he repeatedly said things like "I won't attempt to describe it..." But then he does go on to describe it... or he'll say something is utterly indescribable, and that seems lazy to me, especially given how often he does that.
Many of his stories also followed similar formats, where it starts out saying something like "I know what I'm about to say is going to sound crazy, and maybe I dreamed it, but..." and then he talks about how he narrowly escaped certain death, so it just feels repetitive.
But overall, his works were fantastic (literally) and very creative.