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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
notmartin's review against another edition
4.0
Hypnotising. Some poems are Romantic nonesense, yet the sounds and rythms are haunting. Impossible not to read out loud. And apparently some on these earlier poems were written as at age of 15 or younger? What.
deeknowshowtoread's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.0
I love his poetry
rafternorth's review against another edition
3.0
“Yes, Heaven is thine; but this Is a world of sweets and sours; Our flowers are merely—flowers, And the shadow of thy perfect bliss Is the sunshine of ours.”
I think I like Poe’s stories a lot more than his poetry. There were a few verses I liked a lot, but as far as complete poems are concerned, I would only likely revisit “The Raven” and “For Annie”.
Rating: 3 Stars
I think I like Poe’s stories a lot more than his poetry. There were a few verses I liked a lot, but as far as complete poems are concerned, I would only likely revisit “The Raven” and “For Annie”.
Rating: 3 Stars
naushjl's review against another edition
5.0
"But our love it was stronger by far than the love
Of those who were older than we—
Of many far wiser than we—
And neither the angels in heaven above,
Nor the demons down under the sea,
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
Of the beautiful ANNABELLEE.
For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams
Of the beautiful ANNABEL LEE;
And the stars never rise but I see the bright eyes
Of the beautiful ANNABEL LEE;
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride,
In her sepulchre there by the sea—
In her tomb by the side of the sea."
I don't think I'll ever read a poem quite so beautiful as Annabel lee
Of those who were older than we—
Of many far wiser than we—
And neither the angels in heaven above,
Nor the demons down under the sea,
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
Of the beautiful ANNABELLEE.
For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams
Of the beautiful ANNABEL LEE;
And the stars never rise but I see the bright eyes
Of the beautiful ANNABEL LEE;
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride,
In her sepulchre there by the sea—
In her tomb by the side of the sea."
I don't think I'll ever read a poem quite so beautiful as Annabel lee
planetshannon's review against another edition
5.0
Re-Read in 2020 for the Booktube Re-Readathon prompt for a book published or set before you were born. Although my edition was published more recently, the works themselves definitely qualify.
I found I wasn't actually retaining the poems as much on this read, although my faves that I noted back in 2016 definitely stood out yet again. I wonder if they are just the ones to speak to me, or if there is more to enjoy. I would definitely like to work on my poetry comprehension and understanding overall, as I can feel I'm not always getting the rhythm of things. That said, there still were lots to enjoy and I'm really glad I picked this one as the readathon pick.
I found I wasn't actually retaining the poems as much on this read, although my faves that I noted back in 2016 definitely stood out yet again. I wonder if they are just the ones to speak to me, or if there is more to enjoy. I would definitely like to work on my poetry comprehension and understanding overall, as I can feel I'm not always getting the rhythm of things. That said, there still were lots to enjoy and I'm really glad I picked this one as the readathon pick.