The Hound – Review
H.P. Lovecraft’s The Hound is a short story written as a last confession and suicide note, a common form for Lovecraft’s writings. I actually never read Lovecraft before this and was truly impressed with the language. I am someone who tends to remember the story or the characters and pay little attention to the style or word choice, but Lovecraft is a notable exception. The language is part of the story as much as the characters or the events. It sets the mood and tells us about the author of the confession.
The word choice also underlines the other-worldliness of the events. you know the words, but they are at the edge of your understanding, which allows you to connect with the characters, who are themselves at the edge of their understanding.
There is a website of Lovecraft’s, which contains his works for free. I recommend checking it out. I also read the Alchemist and Dagon. I would say that perhaps don’t read too many of his stories in a row, since they all have a similar theme and may start to lose some of their beauty. But definitely read it!
