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thenewgreen · 4821 days ago · link · · parent · post: Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell : Susanna Clarke
Lovecraft is definitely a seminal figure in literature.. especially "horror". -I'm pretty sure Stephen King isn't alone in calling him one of his greatest influences. He is one of those authors I have heard other authors reference time and again but have never read.
It's hard to say what will and will not be read in 100 years. I'm not sure I would put Strange/Norrell on that list. Possibly though, I had a blast reading it. I'm currently reading Christopher Hitchens "Hitch 22" per the referral of @scrimetime@ here on hubski. I have a flight tomorrow and hope to make a good dent. But after this, I think it's time I dive in to some fiction. I read some reviews of both "Last Call" and "American Gods". -Think I'll start with American Gods. Thanks for the recommendations.
Lovecraft was more than a horror writer, he wrote pretty elaborate, but dark fantasies. Check out one of his short stories, seems more like a fairy tail than a horror story to me.
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