At the Mountains of Madness
1931 • 268 pages

Ratings122

Average rating3.8

15

I enjoy Lovecraft's style of horror and writing, and while I understand this story centers around the POV of a single scientist/researcher, so his inner thoughts and speech would come off as more academic than a typically character POV, but for me it was too much. The writing read like an academic journal entry or science textbook from my early college years. Entire paragraphs, and even a couple of chapters, that were putting me to sleep. It's unfortunate because I really enjoyed the mystery/suspense/horror of this story.

I'll still keep reading Lovecraft, but maybe I'll stick to his more popular work for now.

January 23, 2025