At the Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft is a book I have broadly avoided as I associate Lovecraft with horror and am not much interested in horror.
Started: 10/21/2020
Completed: 10/21/2020
Recommendation: Mild Recommendation
Recommended By: Brian D'Amato
Words for Which I Sought Help:
arabesque -- an ornamental design consisting of intertwined flowing lines, originally found in Arabic and Moorish decoration
crinoid -- relating to or denoting echinoderms of the class Crinoidea, which comprises the sea lilies and feather stars
Review:
There is no question that the style of writing is dated. The quality of writing is quite good, but this sort of sounded like a travel journal. A first hand account of a new adventure told by someone aware that the telling was going to be read by others. I'm not terribly fond of the style.
The nature of the horror was not what I was expecting, which was welcome.
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