Title: The Call of Cthulhu
Author: HP Lovecraft (American, 1890-1937)
Originally published: 1928
Page count: 38
Dates read: 10/18/22-10/20/22
2022 book goal progress: 17 out of 21
Back to the Classics category: Wild Card Classic
Mindful Readers' Family Bookclub
genre/theme: October - Thriller
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Description on back of book:
The Call of Cthulhu is a collection of anthropology notes and other accounts of a mysterious cult. The cult worships Cthulhu, a monstrous human, octopus, and dragon hybrid that lives in the sunken corpse city of R'lyeh, whose dreams influence reality.
First sentences:
"The most merciful thing in the word, I think, is the inablility of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a pacid island of ignorance in the middle of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyge far."
CAWPILE Rating: Overall - 6.6/10 - ⭐⭐⭐/5
Characters - 5
Atmosphere - 8
Writing Style - 7
Plot - 7
Intrigue - 8
Logic - 5
Enjoyment - 6
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Review:
"Some day the piecing together of dissasociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revaltion or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new dark age."
Read my other book reviews for my 2022 goals HERE.
Description on back of book:
The Call of Cthulhu is a collection of anthropology notes and other accounts of a mysterious cult. The cult worships Cthulhu, a monstrous human, octopus, and dragon hybrid that lives in the sunken corpse city of R'lyeh, whose dreams influence reality.
First sentences:
"The most merciful thing in the word, I think, is the inablility of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a pacid island of ignorance in the middle of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyge far."
CAWPILE Rating: Overall - 6.6/10 - ⭐⭐⭐/5
Characters - 5
Atmosphere - 8
Writing Style - 7
Plot - 7
Intrigue - 8
Logic - 5
Enjoyment - 6
What is a CAWPILE Rating?
Review:
I'm not really into horror, so I definitely kept a distance from any sort of suspension of belief. I knew Lovecraft was a white supremist and, unfortunately, that came out in this writing. To me, this one was pretty meh and I don't know if I'll read any more by him.
Now I'm off to read another book... but since a review should be more about the author of the book than about the writer of the blog, I will let HP Lovecraft have the last words:
"Some day the piecing together of dissasociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revaltion or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new dark age."
Your review is really helpful. I've been thinking whether I should add Lovecraft to my list for some time. But I'm not fan of horror, and not sure I'll like his writing. This review convincing me a bit, I won't like him. So, thanks, I guess. :)
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Glad to help and thanks for reading!
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