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Well, at long last I now know how to pronounce "Cthulhu."
Really, it's worth listening to this four-hour audio book for that alone, but I have to commend the job that the narrator, William Roberts, did here. He possesses a light baritone (rather than the growling Lt. Whorf-ian basso that seems the preferred voice for this type of fiction) that manages to be both clear and chilling without being overly emotive or affected. In fact, although I had read all these tales years ago, I can't remember b ...more
Really, it's worth listening to this four-hour audio book for that alone, but I have to commend the job that the narrator, William Roberts, did here. He possesses a light baritone (rather than the growling Lt. Whorf-ian basso that seems the preferred voice for this type of fiction) that manages to be both clear and chilling without being overly emotive or affected. In fact, although I had read all these tales years ago, I can't remember b ...more
In opinia mea, Lovecraft a fost un geniu al literaturii horror. Si cand zic horror nu ma refer la cel din romanele lui King (desi am citit de la acesta doar vreo 5 carti si nu toate mi s-au parut asa de horror). Vorbim de un horror elaborat, descriptiv si care te face sa visezi noaptea imagini ciudate. Lovecraft se axeaza in aceasta carte pe tenebros, macabru, gotic, legatura cu diavolul, bolile mintale umane. Toate personajele sunt ciudate sau se comporta ciudat. Iar descrierile sunt de multe o
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Mar 27, 2010
Ryland Cronk
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really liked it
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Sep 21, 2018
Terri
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it was amazing
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Apr 17, 2021
Curlysue
marked it as to-read
Oct 13, 2022
Stil de scriitor
marked it as to-read
