I was hoping that by this point, the many characters and plotlines and clues of Providence would begin to work together. However, I'm starting to realize/fear that what Moore is doing here is something his works in the past decade have been heavy on: constructing elaborate puns and jokes and derivatives of popular works, more interested in a new perspective on a classic than in constructing a self-sufficient tale. Not having read much Lovecraft(iana) myself, I keep feeling lost in the name drops Moore insists on here. ( )