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Zingoleb:
--- Quote from: nekowafer on 16 Sep 2012, 09:15 ---The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories. So far I'm not really enjoying it, but my boyfriend insists that I must keep reading because it is the best thing ever.
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They're pretty great stories, they're just horribly written. Especially with the plot device refrain of
--- Quote from: Every H.P. Lovecraft story ever ---One time, there was this big and scary thing that was so big and scary, I can't even begin to tell you how big and scary it was, that's how big and scary it was. You should be scared now.
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nekowafer:
Exactly! It's just been really hard to get through this book. But I'm going to keep going at least until I can finish the Call of Cthulhu.
VonKleist:
The novellas especially have their stretches but overall I think the atmosphere is worth it.
If you are so inclined you can listen to a lot of free Lovecraft stuff here ->http://hppodcraft.com/
ackblom12:
I'd say calling it bad writing isn't fair in the least, but it's definitely not easy reading. By far the hardest thing I have a hard time dealing with is the incredibly blatant and terrible racism, even for the time. By the time he gets to the Dreamscapes that is mostly done and over with, but it's pretty blatant early on especially.
If you are actually interested in going for it, I'd say the novella "At The Mountains of Madness" is the most accessible starting point by a long shot.
Blyss:
--- Quote from: ponderch3rry ---Watching the movie really put me off wanting to read the books. I may grab the first one to see if I can banish the weak plot line of the movie from my mind, whilst doing my best to take in the book as a separate entity.
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The books are actually very well written, and the movie felt more like, 'The Hunger Games, Lite' by comparison. I knew that was probably going to be the case, because there is a fuck-ton of Katniss simply going through her own mind, thinking through a situation. There were times when I read the books the first time that I was literally thinking to myself, "Goddammit girl, you're not thinking this through the right way! Pull your head out of your ass!" but that's just good writing if you ask me. Drew me in pretty good. :)
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