Re: [LM_NET] HP Lovecraft - do High School libraries have him on the shelf?

[Thomas Kaun <tomkaun@GMAIL.COM>]

Hi, Dominique.
I loved HP when I was in high school over 40 years ago. He's very scary (I
believe eldritch is the term which best defines his style). I do have a
couple of his collections on my shelves. The Library of America put out a
collection recently. I know I found him in the public library by myself all
those years ago, which, of course, your kids could do today.
I would put him in the same category with Stephen King and Dean Koontz but
more so!
Tom Kaun

On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 1:35 AM, Dominique Collins <
Dominique.Collins@hppc.co.uk> wrote:

> I have been asked about HP Lovecraft but am unsure whether he is
> suitable'.  I know he is a well-respected horror writer, but I wonder
> whether he is too adult for a 13-18 yr old library. This is not my area of
> fiction, so any advice you could give me would be much appreciated.
>
> Cheers
> Dominique Collins
>
> --
Thomas T. Kaun
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Bessie Chin Library @ Redwood High School
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unanimity.
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