H.P. Lovecraft's Dagon for Beginning Readers (Call of Cthulhu Fiction)
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So a warning to all, for what it is worth: when the monsters arise they will conquer the earth. The famous H.P. Lovecraft story Dagon is gracefully retold in anapestic tetrameter and illustrated in a darkly whimsical style by genius poet-artist R.J. Ivankovic. A sailor escapes in a lifeboat after his ship is attacked by a German raider during World War I. He soon finds himself in more bizarre peril, stranded in a dark, stinking mire on the edge of a mammoth pit. Venturing into the pit, he discovers a monolith covered in weird hieroglyphics and something stranger still that crawls from the slime a creature that may be the vanguard of a vast and monstrous invading army from the depths of the sea. This glorious full-color adaptation is R.J. Ivankovic's follow-up to the popular H.P. Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu for Beginning Readers, also available from Chaosium. Review: Lovecraft with a gingle - This is a fun take on Lovecraft. Sounds like Dr. Sues while doing the source justice Review: Lovecraft's children book - I've love that ist a nice subration of expectations having lovecraft story books in children's book format
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| Customer Reviews | 4.9 out of 5 stars 383 Reviews |
M**R
Lovecraft with a gingle
This is a fun take on Lovecraft. Sounds like Dr. Sues while doing the source justice
D**G
Lovecraft's children book
I've love that ist a nice subration of expectations having lovecraft story books in children's book format
H**S
Upside-down
It's a great book. Easy for my 6 year old to read and understand. Only issue is that if my cover is right side up the text block is upside down. Apparently this is not a design feature but it doesn't impact the way it works so to us it's a quirky little trait and we like it.
R**S
Very well done, but not age appropriate for beginning readers
I previously reviewed the Call of Cthulhu for Beginning Readers. That book is suitable for children. Perhaps not incredibly interesting for them, but not objectionable. It's not the case for this book; I wouldn't recommend it for children under 12 or 13 because of the subject matter. Otherwise, this is a fun and excellent version of Lovecraft's first pulp fiction. I def recommend this--for peeps who are *NOT* small children!
D**N
Book
Fantastic fun to read. A good funny gift.
6**9
Delightful.
Great to see Lovecraft reimagined in the style of Dr Seuss.
C**.
Almost great
I enjoy reading this book to my young son, and he enjoys listening to it, but not as much as The Call of Cthulhu for beginning readers. While the art and story on this book are as good, the writing isn't as varied as in The Call of Cthulhu. In Dr. Seuss books (which this is clearly inspired by), the rhyming structures are generally pretty varied, but in this book there's a very repetitive cadence that is consistent throughout the whole book so it turns into a bit of a drone. When reading aloud, it always feels like there is a lack of resolution to the sentence structures. It's as though they start to build to something, and then instead of resolving and moving in a new direction, they simply return back to where they started. Anyway, that said I love the art, the actual story content is very good even if the writing lets it down here a bit, and it's still miles beyond a lot of kids books I've read to my son.
M**Y
Dr. Seuss meets HP Lovecraft.
Weirdest, coolest, finest books ever. If you like Lovecraft, and have a weird sense of humor you will like these books. Enjoy
C**T
Such a fun way to introduce children to the world of H.P. Lovecraft!
The art is amazing and the story is as true of an adaptation as one could hope for. Great for all ages really!
V**N
Great idea and great read
Perfectly pulled off!
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