The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath

The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath | H. Lovecraft

so-so

I do NOT agree with Lovecrafts racism in any form, however, I still adore his work. “Kadath“ is a story more based in fantasy than horror, which took me some time to getting used to. It has this LotR feeling, just missing it's depth. It could've worked if it would've been longer. I loved the cats and the ghouls. I think they're somewhat adorable 😅
Not Lovecrafts strongest work, but still an interesting read.

AnnCrystal 💝☺️👍. Interesting scene in the background. The spines form a picture? How fascinating! 13mo

Jari-chan @AnnCrystal Thank you 😁 It's the Marvel Comics Collection 😊 13mo

AnnCrystal @Jari-chan 📚❕WOW ☺️👍. 13mo

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Bookwomble I have a penchant for the Dreamland Cycle. The Cats of Ulthar are the best! 😸 13mo

Jari-chan @AnnCrystal 😊🤭 13mo

Jari-chan @Bookwomble So nice! I really want to reread the Cats of Ulthar now 😸 13mo

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The_Book_Ninja

The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath (Fantasy and Horror Classics) | H. P. Lovecraft

Snagged 7 HP Lovesauce books for (dd on ebay. @Bookwomble Thoughts?

Bookwomble Those Panther editions are fantastic, aren't they! 😍 I have The Horror in the Burying Ground in that edition, the others in others. Fantastic haul, and some great reading to be done 😊 If you fancy doing a buddy read on any of them, I'm in! 1y

The_Book_Ninja Good morning. Sounds good. Pick one and let‘s do it. Heads up though, I‘m a very slow reader🤦🏻 1y

bthegood @The_Book_Ninja @Bookwomble Mind if I join in? I enjoy horror and yet (unbelievably) have not read any Lovecraft -I was looking at Horror in the Museum - is that a good place to start? (edited) 1y

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The_Book_Ninja @bthegood you are more than welcome to join in! I only just read my first Lovecraft too. Do you have Horror in the Museum too? 1y

bthegood @The_Book_Ninja thank you and I do have that (I'm able to download it from the library) - 🙂 1y

The_Book_Ninja @bthegood superb…let‘s wait for @Bookwomble as I‘m sure he has that one too👍🏼 1y

bthegood @The_Book_Ninja 👍 1y

Bookwomble @bthegood @The_Book_Ninja The confidence with which I said I had your bookhaul in other editions was hubristically misplaced 😔 I do, however, have all but two of the stories in Horror at the Museum in other editions, so I think I can manage 😊. 🤔💭 Those Panthers are hard to come by now - that was a good purchase! I think I might get a more recent cheaper edition so I have those other couple of stories. Anyway, what say we read one story at ⬇️ 1y

Bookwomble @The_Book_Ninja a time, starting with the title story? @bthegood Ellie, what edition do you have? There are several collections of this title with different contents, so it will be useful to synchronise the running order 😊 This link is to the Panther edition which Jay Tee has, with its contents: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?180941 1y

The_Book_Ninja @Bookwomble sounds good to me!👍🏼 1y

Bookwomble @bthegood When should we begin? 1y

The_Book_Ninja I‘m ready to go👍🏼 1y

bthegood @The_Book_Ninja @Bookwomble I don't have the same edition - library edition has intro by Stephen Jones and is by Ballantine Books - I do have title story- I say start now - I'm ready and thanks for letting me join 🙂 (edited) 1y

The_Book_Ninja @bthegood ok great👍🏼 1y

Bookwomble @bthegood Ah, you've got one with lots of other stories, too 😊 We should be able to cover a fair few of them, I think. And, ok, let's saddle up! 😁 1y

The_Book_Ninja @bthegood is this an early example of what the kids call meta? Stephen Jones is the MC in The Horror in the Museum🤔 1y

bthegood @The_Book_Ninja @Bookwomble - oh, this is going to be fun!! 1y

Bookwomble @The_Book_Ninja I noticed that, too! Jones is a Lovecraft scholar - I've other books edited by him, though I'm now wondering if that's his real name 😄 1y

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Verba Docent

The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath | H. P. Lovecraft

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This was a unique ramble through HPL's dream cycle material. The plot reads like a tabletop fantasy RPG game (which is very fun)! The atmosphere (HPL's greatest skill, IMO) is wonderful. Unlike some of his longer tales, this one does not include an overly detailed excursus on some facet of cosmic geometry or alien physiology. The whimsical (but also dark) nature of the tale reminds me of Alice in Wonderland, but with a focused plot.

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GatheringBooks

The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath | H. P. Lovecraft

#QuotsyMay19 Day 24: #Doom and Death and Despair. So many Ds. 😱🧚🏼‍♀️💕📚

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Leniverse I love The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath. It might be my favourite Lovecraft story. 6y

Leniverse Through the Gates of the Silver Key, on the other hand, is awful. 🙄 6y

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wordcrown

The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath (Fantasy and Horror Classics) | H. P. Lovecraft

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Boy, I sure am glad that's over. So. Many. Adjectives.

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wordcrown

The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath (Fantasy and Horror Classics) | H. P. Lovecraft

Hey HP Lovecraft, have anyone ever talked to you about the concept of "show don't tell"? Because man this is the most telly tale ever told I kid you not

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wordcrown

The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath (Fantasy and Horror Classics) | H. P. Lovecraft

Finally decided to read some HP Lovecraft but am struggling immensly with this story.

BookishFeminist I love HP Lovecraft (even though he's problematic as heck) but not a fan of this one either. Try some Cthulhu ones or Dagon--those are some of his more well-known works. 8y

BooksTeasAndBookishThings I have an extra hardback copy of a collection of his work. Giving away to a Litsy user if you are interested. You can see the post on my page =) 8y

wordcrown @BookishFeminist I'm reading a collection of some of his works, with some short stories as well as novellas, and some of the later ones are from the Cthulu mythos, so hopefully I'll like them better. I liked the short stories well enough though :) 8y

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