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herbert west--reanimator: ive actually never watched reanimator so this read is a first for me... i like the premise a lot and herbert as a character but the writing is a little off (perhaps the dry tone is fitting, given wests clinical nature of what he does and the narrator being adjusted to this) and also the racism here is stark. probably not as bad as other lovecraft works but still. ugh.

the version i have of this isnt listed on goodreads/includes stories that are not listed in any of the other versions here. so. my subsequent thoughts are not relevant to whatever This official listing of the book is here on gr, but oh well. i think i only ever need one lovecraft collection anyways. that being said--
the nameless city: pretty cool! i like the weird geometry and locations.

truants story about the pekinese is heartbreaking. truly horrific

im gonna throw up.

there is nothing in the world like this. i have a piece of paper and pen by my side to decode messages hidden within. i have a search tab open of a forum dedicated exclusively to the secrets within the book. every potential mark on the page has me considering if its a misprint or intentional. i feel sick after reading the whalestoe letters. my god.

god the formatting of this is so incredible. the concept of reading a essay/theory that dissects a perhaps-fictional documentary... its so fascinating and interesting. im enjoying this thoroughly