/lit/ - Literature

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>The King in Yellow by Chambers
6/10, it started strong, it's well written and plays well with the concept of dread, paranoia etc. Some stories were weak. The better ones I liked more than what I've read from Lovecraft so far (Colour out of Space, the Hound, Dagon, Nyarlathotep, Nameless City, Azazoth, Festival, the Call of Cthulhu.)
>Dracula by Stoker
7/10, some parts were slow and honestly it feels kinda gimmicky how he uses diary entries, I can't see a difference between a diary entry and a usual chapter in someone's pov. The newspaper articles were a nice touch and I suppose it's a good way to keep the narrative going, also to show how time passes.
>The Sword of Winter by Randall
8/10, I was expecting to read some sword and sorcery based on the cover of the book and the title, but it ended up being a mystery/crime novel. I loved the setting (extreme cold weather), nice characterisation and world-building, and the book was very fast paced considering there was hardly any action. A nice, fairly unknown fantasy novel.