Tales of H.P. Lovecraft

Tales of H.P. Lovecraft
by Joyce Carol Oates, Howard Phillips Lovecraft

Tales of H.P. Lovecraft
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Author: Howard Phillips Lovecraft, Joyce Carol Oates
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2000-10-01
ISBN: 0060957905
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics

Book Reviews of Tales of H.P. Lovecraft

Book Review: Losing interest
Summary: 3 Stars

The stories are somewhat interesting and fairly unique. I am only halfway done with the book and have lost most of my interest though. Lovecraft doesn't seem to develope any of his characters at all and his writing formula is very apparent and strictly adhered to. This makes it a bit boring, but the premises of each story are interesting enough to carry the reader along. When comparing Lovecraft to his peer, R.E. Howard - I must say that Howard outshines Lovecraft in raw power, horrific, uniqueness of stories, interesting characters, and over all style.
I'd suggest this book only for people interested in researching the sci-fi genre, but it lacks much for entertainment for the educated reader.

Summary of Tales of H.P. Lovecraft

When he died in 1937, destitute and emotionally and physically ruined.? H.P. Lovecraft had no idea that he would come to be regarded as the godfather of the modern horror genre, nor that his work would influence an entire generation of writers, including Stephen King and Anne Rice. Now, at last, the most important tales of this distinctive American genious are gathered in one volume by National Book Award-winning author Joyce Carol Oates.


Combining the nineteenth-century gothic sesibility of Edgar Allan Poe with a daring internal vision, Lovecraft's tales foretold a psychically troubled century to come.? Set in a meticulously described, historically grounded New England landscape, his harrowing stories explore the collapse of sanity beneath the weight of chaotic events.? Lovecraft's universe is a frightening shadow world where reality and nightmare intertwine, and redemption can come only from below.? In her preceptive and penetrating introduction, Oates, herself a virtuoso of the Gothic style, explains how Lovecraft's singular talents fused the supernatural and mundane into a terrifying complex, exquisitely realized vision.

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