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At the Mountains of Madness
At the Mountains of Madness | H.P. Lovecraft
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bthegood
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Mehso-so

The story was fine, interesting. I can appreciate Lovecraft's influence on other writers.
As much as I wanted to be a Lovecraft superfan, I am not - having tasted two of his works (albeit not the ones he is most well known for) I have no desire to read more.
Thanks to @BookWomble and @The_Book_Ninja for getting me motivated to attempt his works -

First book for July #BookSpinBingo -

Make a great day everyone 🙂

Bookwomble He's definitely an acquired taste, even in his own day. A taste I acquired quite young which allows me to read around his flaws, and I'm not sure how taken I'd be if I was just finding him now. Well done for giving him a try, but totally cool to move on if he and his Dark Circle 🌑 are not for you - life's too short 😊 9mo
bthegood @Bookwomble 👍 🙂 9mo
The_Book_Ninja Well done for trying. Agree with @Bookwomble he‘s marmite. He‘s quite wordy, especially when setting the scene for a story. But there‘s something about his old-fashioned language that creates an authentic & surreal sense of dread. I always wondered why an old bigoted author was still so influential but I see it now. Going forward I‘ll read the books of his I bought but I‘m relishing reading contemporary authors‘ reimagining of his Cthulhu mythos. 9mo
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Jari-chan
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Pickpick

Finally I managed to re-read my very first Lovecraft ❤️ And I think it was even more intense than the first time. How can Lovecraft turn something incredibly cute (Penguins) into something so scary? Amazing.

@TheAromaofBooks #BookSpinBingo #BookSpin

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
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Jari-chan
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This is my #BookSpinBingo board for February ❤ My #BookSpin is my planned re-read of The Mountains of Madness and my #DoubleSpin is a tale set in our region with lots of history to it 😁
Looking forward to playing!

@TheAromaOfBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! Looks great!! 3y
Jari-chan @TheAromaofBooks Thank you 😊 3y
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Grrlbrarian
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Snatched up a second #BookBingo with the tagged read. Found Lovecraft‘s imagination thought-provoking, in good ways as well as bad. But WOW do I hate his writing style 😖

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 3y
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sprainedbrain
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Panpan

Well. That was a thing I read.

This story could have been really awesome. An expedition to Antarctica that uncovers all sorts of scariness: giant alien creatures and their giant abandoned ancient ruins, a creepy blob thing that might have ended them, 6 ft tall eyeless albino penguins? Sounds fascinating! Unfortunately, our wordy, annoying narrator chooses to focus on the landscape, weather, and general tedium. 🙄

⭐️⭐️

#1001books
#screamathon

vivastory I find that to be unfortunately true of a lot of Lovecraft...the synopsis makes it sound so much better than it actually is 4y
sprainedbrain @vivastory I have not had any luck with Lovecraft so far. 4y
Ashley_Nicoletto 🤣🤣 I love the “well this was a thing I read”. 4y
BarbaraBB I kind of liked this one 🙈 4y
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GripLitGrl
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#wanderingjune #mountain
@Cinfhen @BarbaraBB
Confession I've never read any H.P Lovecraft but after reading Providence by Caroline Kepnes i defiantly added to my TBR list

Cinfhen And after attempting to read Providence I will NOT be reading Lovecraft 😬 5y
GripLitGrl @Cinfhen 😂😂😂 definitely not for everyone but my curiosity is peaked 5y
BarbaraBB Great one. I unexpectedly liked it! 5y
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GripLitGrl @BarbaraBB 🙌glad to hear it😊❤ 5y
BarbaraBB This great book refers to Lovecraft all the time too: 5y
GripLitGrl @BarbaraBB sounds good staked it thanks👍 5y
MaleficentBookDragon @Cinfhen I could not finish Providence. I hated that book. BAIL BAIL BAIL. 3y
Cinfhen Ugh!! That book was SO BAD @MaleficentBookDragon 3y
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