tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post4377649659153835820..comments2024-01-02T15:37:04.858-05:00Comments on Caravana de recuerdos: The Thing on the DoorstepRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-12293965081946802882019-11-18T18:10:14.275-05:002019-11-18T18:10:14.275-05:00Thanks, that matches up pretty closely with some o...Thanks, that matches up pretty closely with some of the Lovecraft texts others have raved about as most important along with <em>The Shadow over Innsmouth</em> from another Penguin volume. The main reason I started out with this short story is that I heard its storyline featured Arkham Sanitarium, the real life inspiration for which I was fortunate enough to visit not too long ago--not as a patient, though!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-10392346412583367532019-11-18T17:37:57.596-05:002019-11-18T17:37:57.596-05:00Charles Dexter Ward stands well on its own, and &q...<i>Charles Dexter Ward</i> stands well on its own, and "At the Mountains of Madness" and "The Dunwich Horror" are central to the whole Lovecraft thing - why this writer has become so important. It ain't for the beautiful prose.<br /><br />It has been so long since I read most of these stories that I am sure I am missing something.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-14101943672698215152019-11-18T17:17:36.529-05:002019-11-18T17:17:36.529-05:00I forgot to ask you whether there were any particu...I forgot to ask you whether there were any particular short stories or novellas in the collection you'd care to vouch for. Anything I should read sooner rather than later?Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-7264260515853065182019-11-18T13:52:22.427-05:002019-11-18T13:52:22.427-05:00I was just planning on dipping into & out of i...I was just planning on dipping into & out of it at my leisure, but I'm encouraged by what you say and what I've read from it so far. "Prime, forbidden, crazy stuff"? You're speaking my language!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-38557608352053288592019-11-18T12:58:31.098-05:002019-11-18T12:58:31.098-05:00Are you reading the whole book? A lot of prime st...Are you reading the whole book? A lot of prime stuff in there. Prime, forbidden, crazy stuff.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.com