tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post1804572348459054283..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: At the Mountains of Madness (a book review post)Andrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-87320023901390294532017-11-27T11:26:46.892-08:002017-11-27T11:26:46.892-08:00Trisha: At this point, I can't say that I woul...Trisha: At this point, I can't say that I would recommend Lovecraft to anyone. Maybe one or two stories, though the one I think that is probably his best isn't understandable unless you've read a significant portion of his work.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-55494598663362245072017-11-26T17:40:58.615-08:002017-11-26T17:40:58.615-08:00I haven't read any Lovecraft! I've always ...I haven't read any Lovecraft! I've always thought I should, but who knows when... Might end up adding them to my "did not finish" GoodReads shelf, but at least I can give it a crack. ;)Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-68581069270449577042017-11-25T14:25:14.489-08:002017-11-25T14:25:14.489-08:00Veronica: Yeah, curse my desire to know things!Veronica: Yeah, curse my desire to know things!Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-55222439707678427522017-11-25T14:24:47.170-08:002017-11-25T14:24:47.170-08:00Lisa: It's always a plus when I can review a b...Lisa: It's always a plus when I can review a bad thing to get a chuckle.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-80842049243954761622017-11-25T14:24:16.438-08:002017-11-25T14:24:16.438-08:00mshatch: Another one that went on too long. I revi...mshatch: Another one that went on too long. I reviewed that earlier. I think. I read it, at any rate.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-81482870174953749442017-11-24T16:20:29.336-08:002017-11-24T16:20:29.336-08:00I feel like you dive on all the literary grenades....I feel like you dive on all the literary grenades. Thanks for taking this one for the teeming hordes who still don't know who HP Lovecraft is.<br />V :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18159799725109784001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-84782243904515093882017-11-24T14:37:37.376-08:002017-11-24T14:37:37.376-08:00I almost want to read it just for endurance kudos....I almost want to read it just for endurance kudos. This review made me chuckle, no endurance required there :-) Lisa Southardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711376747848601409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-22701903457927666612017-11-24T11:33:40.090-08:002017-11-24T11:33:40.090-08:00Guess I'll skip this one...Guess I'll skip this one...The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-35930379056131444282017-11-24T08:05:38.928-08:002017-11-24T08:05:38.928-08:00The only Lovecraft I've read is The Dreamquest...The only Lovecraft I've read is The Dreamquest for Unknown Kadath. I didn't find it a wholly satisfying book as I recall, but I loved the beginning. That part was magical.mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-85496230355071135892017-11-10T23:04:33.161-08:002017-11-10T23:04:33.161-08:00Eeek. I've never read any Lovecraft. I probabl...Eeek. I've never read any Lovecraft. I probably shouldn't admit that, but then again, I'm not all that well-read. I'll skip this, for sure.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-91257861771611808332017-11-10T16:12:31.653-08:002017-11-10T16:12:31.653-08:00Jeanne: I can do boring and repetitive, but Lovecr...Jeanne: I can do boring and repetitive, but Lovecraft... I suppose I've learned to tolerate that kind of stuff less as I've gotten older. I just don't have time for it.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-7455556118938073722017-11-10T16:11:16.720-08:002017-11-10T16:11:16.720-08:00ABftS: I'm not sure how anyone could read his ...ABftS: I'm not sure how anyone could read his body of prose and still be a fan. It's not that there haven't been some good pieces scattered through, but he had almost no variation to what he wrote, making it a slog.<br /><br />I haven't gotten to his poetry, but the racism in his prose is usually a bit more subtle than that poem you linked.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-37823021906516946512017-11-10T12:58:57.718-08:002017-11-10T12:58:57.718-08:00I actually liked that one, although...I don't ...I actually liked that one, although...I don't know. It's hard to describe. It's such a slog through. I guess you could say I enjoyed the feeling the story gave off even though it's pretty tedious. Honestly I think I have a high tolerance for boring, repetitive things so I was able to derive some enjoyment out of it.J E Oneilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-82159170321496268312017-11-10T09:50:20.091-08:002017-11-10T09:50:20.091-08:00Lovecraft seems like one of those authors that you...Lovecraft seems like one of those authors that you either love or hate. I'm not a fan, either. I can't recall which, but I did try to read some of his work before and wasn't into it. Also, I mean, he IS the guy that wrote <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/On_the_Creation_of_Niggers" rel="nofollow">this gem,</a> so... that doesn't help his case.A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.com