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jturcios95's review against another edition
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
strawburial's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
I am a huge fan of gothic fiction, so of course I like Edgar Allan Poe. This audiobook in particular was thoroughly enjoyable. The reader had a wonderful voice that was full of emotion and brought these tales to life. It was also paired with great music choices.
mrsmobarak's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
clivota's review against another edition
5.0
Poe's prose of dread and terror is unmatched. The horror isn't about the supernatural but the deepest, darkest crevices of the human mind where one is fated to helplessly sink into oblivion and vanish without a trace, unknown yet eager to haunt the uninitiated.
adas_library's review
3.0
Gorgeous writing, sadly I just couldn’t get into most of the short stories.
rhidee's review
5.0
Edgar Allan Poe is amazing. Having read "The Pit and the Pendulum" after someone recommended it to me, I decided to buy this book and am thoroughly enjoying it.
His poems don't really come to much, except of course for "The Raven", which is a classic and so well-known you don't need me to tell you about it.
The tales are full of his speciality - suspense - in a way that often leaves you breathless. Their length is perfect for their content - any longer and you'd be going out of your mind. I often find that once I've started a tale, I have to finish it the same day, or I keep wondering and wondering about it.
Other highlights included "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", "The Cask of Amontillado", "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar", "The Purloined Letter", and "Hopfrog". The essays and letters in the book are a little less interesting, but a few are worth a glance.
In summary, this is great.
His poems don't really come to much, except of course for "The Raven", which is a classic and so well-known you don't need me to tell you about it.
The tales are full of his speciality - suspense - in a way that often leaves you breathless. Their length is perfect for their content - any longer and you'd be going out of your mind. I often find that once I've started a tale, I have to finish it the same day, or I keep wondering and wondering about it.
Other highlights included "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", "The Cask of Amontillado", "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar", "The Purloined Letter", and "Hopfrog". The essays and letters in the book are a little less interesting, but a few are worth a glance.
In summary, this is great.