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4.34 AVERAGE
4.34 AVERAGE
3/ 5 – So that’s why everyone’s obsessed.
Reading Poe feels like meeting a celebrity you’ve technically known your whole life, but never actually spoken to. He’s one of those names that floats around so much he almost exists separately from his work. Like, I’ve “known” who Poe was forever, but this was my first time really sitting with his writing, and I get it now. I get it.
The vibes? Immaculate. Gothic, eerie, a little deranged. Every story feels like you’re sinking underwater in a velvet cloak. There’s a dreamlike quality to his writing that caught me off guard. I thought it would be dry and stiff (classic lit brainrot), but it was way more immersive than I expected.
That said, I do wish some of these stories had room to breathe. He clearly had the ideas and the atmosphere down, but I would’ve loved to see him tackle a full-length novel. I wanted more space to settle into the stories before they ended. some of them felt like really good appetizers with no entrée.
Still, the impact is undeniable. I feel like I unlocked a piece of literary lore, and I’m not mad about it.
Reading Poe feels like meeting a celebrity you’ve technically known your whole life, but never actually spoken to. He’s one of those names that floats around so much he almost exists separately from his work. Like, I’ve “known” who Poe was forever, but this was my first time really sitting with his writing, and I get it now. I get it.
The vibes? Immaculate. Gothic, eerie, a little deranged. Every story feels like you’re sinking underwater in a velvet cloak. There’s a dreamlike quality to his writing that caught me off guard. I thought it would be dry and stiff (classic lit brainrot), but it was way more immersive than I expected.
That said, I do wish some of these stories had room to breathe. He clearly had the ideas and the atmosphere down, but I would’ve loved to see him tackle a full-length novel. I wanted more space to settle into the stories before they ended. some of them felt like really good appetizers with no entrée.
Still, the impact is undeniable. I feel like I unlocked a piece of literary lore, and I’m not mad about it.
Os meus contos preferidos foram: "Eleonora", "William Wilson", "O Gato Preto" e o "O Poço e o Pêndulo". Sendo estes dois últimos absolutamente brilhantes.
O estilo do poe é inconfudível, e isso nota-se bem ao longo dos contos. Desde a constante interação entre as personagens e o leitor, como as referências a diversas mitologias. A vertente psicológica é sempre retratada ao pormenor, sendo que o personagem principal apresenta-se sempre com algum disturbio mental, e onde as mudanças psicologicas são acompanhadas ao longo do conto, como explicação (como no caso do gato preto) para as diversas ações do personagem.
Depois, claro, há as semelhanças relativas ao tipo de conto que é, que é caracterizado por certos temas e ambientes que são sempre constantes e pormenorizados.
Deixo aqui um link bastante interessante sobre o poe:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lgg-pVjOok
O estilo do poe é inconfudível, e isso nota-se bem ao longo dos contos. Desde a constante interação entre as personagens e o leitor, como as referências a diversas mitologias. A vertente psicológica é sempre retratada ao pormenor, sendo que o personagem principal apresenta-se sempre com algum disturbio mental, e onde as mudanças psicologicas são acompanhadas ao longo do conto, como explicação (como no caso do gato preto) para as diversas ações do personagem.
Depois, claro, há as semelhanças relativas ao tipo de conto que é, que é caracterizado por certos temas e ambientes que são sempre constantes e pormenorizados.
Deixo aqui um link bastante interessante sobre o poe:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lgg-pVjOok
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was gonna read all of these, but I had to return it to the little old lady I stole it from! So I didn't have time to read all of them...just 3.
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
This took me three months. I enjoy his poems and short stories more than his longer novel and essays.
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes