(October 10, 2019 at 12:48 am)Athene Wrote: I toy with the idea of buying Lovecraft short story anthologies virtually every time I go to the bookstore, but I always wind up purchasing stuff I feel more confident I'll be able to enjoy. So I think I'd have to test-drive a story or two in the store before buying one of his books, I think.
I really don't want one to of those cats who peruses potential purchases in bookstore cafes though. I just know they leave goddamn biscotti crumbs and chai latte stains all up in the pages. So I will stand as I preview, thank you very much!
Or park my ass in one of those tiny little chairs in the children's section.
Start with one of the shorter ones then. This one I'm reading is said to be one of his longer works, if not the longest. Start of it is boring as hell, but it has slowly grown on me with each chapter. Not sure if it's because of the contents of the later chapters perse, or just I've acclimated to the style enough to enjoy it now.
