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This is an anthology of every work of narrative fiction H.P. Lovecraft wrote, in order. I had always wondered about Lovecraft. I was familiar with “Call of Cthulhu,” the role-playing game. Then a few years ago, I read “The Call of Cthulhu” online, just out of curiosity. And then Lovecraft Country…
Great novel. Does not read like it was written 121 years ago. Genuinely terrifying in parts. Suffers a bit in the middle as the characters run around London, and I got a little confused as to what they were doing. It turns into a bit of a detective story. I got the main gist of what was going on,…
So, here’s the thing – if you know the secret, there’s not much point reading the book. And everyone knows the secret by now – “Jekyll and Hyde” has become a common idiom. But back when this was published in Victorian England, no one knew the twist, and it was probably a hell of a surprise in the…