Modern Library Classics: At the Mountains of Madness : The Definitive Edition (Paperback)

from AJBraithwaite

An interesting read: I actually found the second half of the book (Lovecraft's frank analysis of the evolution of horror writing) more engaging than his own story. At the Mountains of Madness was OK, but I couldn't say it was particularly terrifying - perhaps because the main character didn't rea...

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I've never read anything by this author before, but I've spent some time over the years reading about him. My interest in Lovecraft is mostly because of the influence that Lord Dunsany's work had on his writing. However, whereas Tolkien was heavily inspired by Dunsany's use of invented mythology,...

from LibraryCin

Scientists are exploring Antarctica when they come across a lost city. While they explore the lost city, bodies start appearing - bodies of fellow scientists, as well as some of the dogs that came with the scientists. Nothing happened! I read in one of the other reviews that something did happen ...

from Saiyasat

It would be interesting to make note of how many times the words grotesque and Cyclopean are mentioned in this story. Come to think of it, you could add aeon (as a modifier for anything) and types of wind to this list also. Lovecraft seems to be stuck on a few pages of the thesaurus that he just ...

from aarondesk

Overall I liked this. Parts however were a slog. So many long, obtuse sentences. Some words also seem to appear every other sentence, as if the author just loves to repeat his favorite words. I suppose the book is a product of its time. I can see why it is considered a 'masterpiece'. The ideas an...