184 reviews for:

The Gold-Bug

Edgar Allan Poe

3.36 AVERAGE

stacialithub's review against another edition

4.0

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This version is actually a collection of three short stories by Poe: "The Gold Bug", "The Sphinx", and "William Wilson". I enjoyed all three, especially "William Wilson" (which, to me, had the most ominous undertones). "The Gold Bug" was more entertaining (and funny) than I anticipated. I'm familiar with both Charleston and Sullivan's Island, so it made the story even more interesting.

ndaezhda's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny hopeful relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

stephanylectora12's review against another edition

4.0

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3.6

mooninthebooks's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious fast-paced

luuxrgz's review against another edition

3.0

fast-paced

marysues's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

prosewhore's review against another edition

2.0

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I surely would have enjoyed this story a a lot more if the word "negro" wasn't thrown around every other line. Even more so if the black character in question, Jupiter, wasn't pictured as a kind idiot.
But even without going into this issue of racism the story wasn't overly great. At the end the mystery is revealed in too great details for my liking, making it rather boring which is a shame because the overall plot came from a rather interesting idea.

_jaybird_'s review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

nicolewhopickedthisbook's review against another edition

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kathrine_v's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No