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pickShame old HP was a rabid racist. I didn‘t realise how awesome his stories are. I‘ve been seeing a lot of re-imagining of his works tantalisingly labeled cosmic-horror & I thought I‘d read some Cthulhu universe tales. He‘s wordy, men & horses faint a lot (Women would too I imagine, if he wrote about them more) & some horrors are not described lest it send the reader mad, but his work was outré & a real joy to read. I see now how influential he is.
SamAnne I‘ve been wanting to dive in. Love your review. 11mo
The_Book_Ninja @SamAnne thank you!☺️ 11mo
bthegood Thanks for the review - I have not read his work, stacked this - 👍 11mo
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The_Book_Ninja @bthegood 😉👍🏼 11mo
Bookwomble I love HLP's stories, despite the obvious flaws. His stories about Randolph Carter's journeys in The Dream-Lands are amongst my favourites of his - less horrific (but still horrific) and more dreamlike ('natch) and delirious. The Cats of Ulthar is particularly good (don't rub them up the wrong way! 😾) HPL's friend, Clark Ashton Smith, is slightly less racist and even more sesquipedalian: the purplest of prose! 💗 11mo
The_Book_Ninja @Bookwomble I just snagged a job lot of 2nd hand HP Lovesauce on eBay. Not much info than “HP Lovecraft and others” on the cover so maybe there‘s some Ashton Smith in there too🤞🏼 11mo
Bookwomble @The_Book_Ninja Usually with HPL the "and others" refers to story drafts sent to him by fans, which he completed and magnanimously allowed them to take full credit for when submitted to the pulp magazines. I think his posthumous editor, August Derleth did a lot of work to establish HPL as the principle author of those stories. Derleth is worth checking out for his own horror fiction, often in the Cthulhu Mythos, if not quite on par with the master 11mo
Bookwomble That job lot sounds cool BTW. I'll check now to see if you've posted a Book Haul photo of the covers (if not, why not? 🧐). 11mo
Bookwomble @The_Book_Ninja Why not? 🧐 11mo
The_Book_Ninja @Bookwomble Wombie, you are a wealth of knowledge!🙌🏼 11mo
The_Book_Ninja @Bookwomble they won‘t arrive until later in the week plus I‘m away visiting my son in Jacksonville USA but I shall certainly upload the haul when I get back. You can tell me what you think☺️ Fingers crossed they‘re not duff. 11mo
Bookwomble @The_Book_Ninja OK, I accept your explanation as passably acceptable! ? Your "wealth of knowledge" is Mrs B's "load of bullshit"! Po-tay-to / po-tah-to ??♂️? I hope you have an enjoyable visit with your son ? 11mo
The_Book_Ninja @Bookwomble ☺️ 11mo
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