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[xylohypha]

I've been working my way through a pretty massive compilation of H.P. Lovecraft's fiction. Yay, e-books! Of course there have been times when I've had to stop reading to boggle and shake my head when Mr. Lovecraft's prejudices have been shown nakedly and hideously obvious on the page, but still it's been interesting so far

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[semyaza]

Someone I used to be friended to on Goodreads wrote a long rant about Lovecraft, Lovecraft scholars, and Lovecraft fans. He wouldn't allow Lovecraft to have anything whatsoever going for him. I think it was because of the racism and support for Hitler. Or maybe he didn't like Lovecraft anyway and just used the baggage as an excuse. I know it was tiresome. Lovecraft wasn't the greatest pulp writer ever (as another of my GR friends claims - and yes, it was sort of like being between a rock and a hard place with those two) but his stories have a way of lingering in the mind.

[xylohypha]

The stories in this compilation are arranged chronologically in order of their writing. The earlier works were definitely much of a sameness, and HPL really did love his chosen selection of adjectives, but it's been fun to watch him hit his stride as I read along. I'm working on "At the Mountains of Madness" right now and it's quite entertaining.

[semyaza]

I like that one.