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Pros & Cons
Pros
Each of the works in this collection are artfully and masterfully crafted by h. Howard. It's like a mix of amazing stories and history. Lots of interesting info and very beautiful to behold.
The annotations cover a wide range of interesting material from early drafts to historical relevance. And a very nice & detailed foreward in this edition.
I enjoyed hp very much, this book contains all you need. The book is high quality and the writing is awesome. Highly recommend for likeminded readers.
Fritz leiber argues that lovecraft reached his highest level of science fiction in the dreams of the witch house. Klinger does an excellent job of relating the classical studies of lovecraft and the underlying threat of his parents' insanity to his wo... Read More
Cons
No matter how much of a lovecraft fan i am, wrong is just wrong. But it is in used condition. Crunched cover with sticky spots and smudges.
Highlights
Quality
The book is high quality and the writing is awesome.
The quality of this book is very good, very nicely done.
The banal descriptions of the fruitless scientific investigations contrast starkly with the inexplicable, gradual destruction.
Large format and weighty enough to hurl at anything evil, it will leave marks on your legs as you sit reading it by the fire, l... Read More
Price
The price was low and it felt like an adventure never knowing what short story was next.
I would consider this easily worth twice the current price, how they can do it for this price i don't know.
Shipping
Item delivered quickly & exactly as described!
Once upon a time, when amazon didn't rule retail, books were carefully protected from mishap with book-stabilizing cardboard fl... Read More
Packaging/appearance
A five-star book for lovecraft fans, docked a star for packing.
It pains me, however, to complain that the structural integrity of the volume was put in jeopardy by amazon's indifferent packi... Read More
Competitiveness
If you're a lovecraft fan like i am, i can't imagine a better, more definitive resource, and the affordable price is an added bonus.
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My only complaint is that it doesnt cover more if the stories
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Id recommend taking the dust cover off cause if you dont and someone sees it they will immediately assume you have a massive 1000 page collection of tentacle pornography
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Ive bought at least 5 copies of this so far gifting them to friends
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Ive been waiting the correct kindle edition for years
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Yeah ive had a hard copy at home but for a book with so many notes kindle edition is always easier to read
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The price was low and it felt like an adventure never knowing what short story was next
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
For some reason it is not easy to find many of klinger’s excellent volumes directly due to very very very poor metadata handling by amazon
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