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Mountains of Madness book review
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 9:01 pm
by Fuzzy Necromancer
This is one of my favorite Lovecraft works, and also one of the most frustrating. It reveals the paradox at the heart of creativity.
Re: Mountains of Madness book review
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2020 11:25 pm
by Admiral X
I definitely want to read this at some point. Unfortunately the local library is closed due to the Kung Flu.
Re: Mountains of Madness book review
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 1:55 am
by J!!
it's in the public domain
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/At_the_Mountains_of_Madness/full
Re: Mountains of Madness book review
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 4:44 am
by Admiral X
Cool. Might have to read those during my month-long furlough.
Re: Mountains of Madness book review
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 11:59 pm
by Kinky Vorlon
There's some good audio adaptations as well
Re: Mountains of Madness book review
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 9:26 am
by Fuzzy Necromancer
The thing that strikes me is, well...despite what SFDebris said, the Shoggoths basically ARE a slave race. The elder things became concerned because Shoggoths were growing in intelligence, thinking for themselves instead of obeying mind control.
That's the sad core of this book for me. What convinces a racist, xenophobic, everything-else-ist man to see alien monsters as "human"? The condition of civilized people, to him, is defined by owning slaves.
Re: Mountains of Madness book review
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 10:05 am
by Madner Kami
You're really desperately reaching there.
Re: Mountains of Madness book review
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 11:25 am
by Fuzzy Necromancer
Really? I mean, that's how it read to me. What's your take?
Re: Mountains of Madness book review
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 12:44 am
by Rocketboy1313
Fuzzy Necromancer wrote: ↑Fri Apr 10, 2020 11:25 am
Really? I mean, that's how it read to me. What's your take?
I am mostly on your side here.
I am not sure Howard did that on a conscious level, but the transitive property of symbolism certainly works out.