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Anonymous Tue Sep 17 07:15:56 2019 No.13832735 [Reply] [Original]

Are his stories good literature? I find the concept of cosmic horror interesting but also want to know whether his works are complete shit or not and if there are any authors who treat the genre better.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 17 07:27:31 2019 No.13832764 >>13832735 just read him. then come back to tell us about iy, so we can tell you how wrong you are. it's more fun that way.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 17 07:31:28 2019 No.13832777 >>13832735 I'll sum up the genre for you: "the indescribable entity, aborted from the depths of the unseen universe approached me and... blah blah". It's pretty much about indescribable aliens larping as gods.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 17 07:32:49 2019 No.13832780 File: 7 KB, 240x240, That+cross+that+won+them+the+game+was+clean+_7c59e997ca0ebf0ae8b1472f09291d21.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>13832764 +1 Loads of his stories are short also so you don't need to be scared of "wasting time"

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 17 07:34:50 2019 No.13832788 >>13832780 Colour out of space is a good start

Anonymous Tue Sep 17 07:37:43 2019 No.13832798

>>13832735
I prefer his stories without protagonist narration since that one often boils down to "Quiet adventuring gentleman from New England who likes Nietzsche and Spengler". The doom that came to Sarnath is my favourite of these, he spends a short while lavishly constructing a decadent kingdom, just to have it be washed away by the unknown in no time.

Anonymous Tue Sep 17 08:22:02 2019 No.13832925

>>13832788
No it isn't. Read these, OP. They are among his earliest stories so they are a bit rough around the edges, but they are pretty short and will give you an idea of the style and themes of his work.

http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/d.aspx
http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/p.aspx

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 17 08:23:41 2019 No.13832929 >>13832735 Very short stories >very underwhelming Short stories >meh "Novels" >good

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 17 08:28:50 2019 No.13832952 >>13832929 Retard.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 17 08:38:30 2019 No.13832986 >>13832929 Lovecraft excelled at the short story form. It's not that every short story he wrote is great, but he achieved his highest highs in those. His novellas are a disappointing read in comparison.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 17 08:38:34 2019 No.13832987 >>13832735 His prose is interesting complex and has Great literary value But It's not for everybody

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