Is reading lovecraft's books worth it?

Im a huge fan of otherworldly/cosmic horror and i wanted to know if lovecraft's works would be a good read , also im aware of lovecraft's views and wanted to ask if the work is tainted by his racism, also also if i could know where i can start reading like what book should i start reading first, i know this sub is heavily biased but i cant ask r/books or subs like that since they dont allow posts like these