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vhindy 's review for:
The King in Yellow
by Robert W. Chambers
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This one is a bit hard to rate because I think I discovered from this book that I’m not a fan of short stories. There’s so much that gets lost because you don’t have a full book to develop out the characters.
That being said, the first 4 stories are the reason I picked up the book and didn’t really care for the remainder but I wouldn’t call them bad. The tonal shift was just too much for me. I did like the last two stories as you saw some recurring characters. Overall I give the book a 3.5/5 but to rate them all individually, they’d be:
Repairer of Reputation: 4/5
The Mask: 4/5
In The Court of the Dragon: 4.5/5
The Yellow Sign: 4.5/5
The Demosielle of D’Ys: 3/5
The Prophet’s Paradise: 2/5
The Street of Four Winds: 2.5/5
The Street of the First Shell: 3.25/5
The Street of Our Lady of the Fields: 3/5
Rue Barree: 4/5
That being said, the first 4 stories are the reason I picked up the book and didn’t really care for the remainder but I wouldn’t call them bad. The tonal shift was just too much for me. I did like the last two stories as you saw some recurring characters. Overall I give the book a 3.5/5 but to rate them all individually, they’d be:
Repairer of Reputation: 4/5
The Mask: 4/5
In The Court of the Dragon: 4.5/5
The Yellow Sign: 4.5/5
The Demosielle of D’Ys: 3/5
The Prophet’s Paradise: 2/5
The Street of Four Winds: 2.5/5
The Street of the First Shell: 3.25/5
The Street of Our Lady of the Fields: 3/5
Rue Barree: 4/5