Reviews

The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe

wellitscris's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

4.0

jb16772's review against another edition

3.0

Fun book. Better than the first christmas short in the same series, but not good enough to give it an extra star. What is interesting that the first book in the series and the two christmas stories are all told from a first person view, but all by a different person. I'm curious to see if that extends to the other books as well. Though I assume those are all told from the point of view of Allie, the main character of the first book. In this Christmas book Allie is more a secondary or even tertiary character.

rodrigo_mc's review against another edition

mysterious medium-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

3.0

fanny_bobanny's review against another edition

4.5

It was my first time reading Poe and I didn't expect for me to like him that much. I don't have much experience with mystery books and detectives and stuff because I didn't really think it would something I'd enjoy but here I am. I loved the way he writes, I think it's so beautiful and smart and I also liked that detective's (he's not really a detective) way of thinking was being explained so thoroughly although at times I struggled and I was getting kind of confused. He mentioned some pretty clever sayings/ quotations and theories so I needed to research some things. In conclusion, I finished the book and immediately bought some more of his work.

alana_f's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

those men were clearly in love. it went from "omg hey I'm also at this bookstore lol" to "PLEASE LIVE WITH ME. I THINK YOURE BRILLIANT AND YOUR COMPANY WOULD GIVE ME MUCH PLEASURE." So points for gay detective and his observant but more normal/lonely bf 

gabibi4's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

cspiteri's review against another edition

3.5

I really liked the intro to the story, sets the stage well especially for when this book was written. 

The way the Poe describes a crime scene is really wonderful. 

Ending was crazy. 

nnihann's review against another edition

4.0

Okuduğum bu baskıda kitaba ismini veren öykü haricinde 4 öykü daha yer alıyor.

- Morgue Sokağı Cinayeti
- Kuyu ve Sarkaç
- Maelstörm'e Düşüş
- Geveze Yürek
- Amontillado Fıçısı

Morgue Sokağı Cinayeti’ni seneler önce okumuştum. Tekrar hatırlamış oldum. Diğer öyküleri ise ilk kez okudum. En çok etkilendiğim Kuyu ve Sarkaç oldu.

drako1357's review against another edition

3.0

Los crímenes de la calle Morgue, de Edgar Allan Poe, es un cuento publicado en 1841 que se considera el primer relato detectivesco de la historia. El cuento narra la investigación de dos asesinatos ocurridos en la calle Morgue de París, en los que las víctimas, una mujer y su hija, son encontradas brutalmente asesinadas en su apartamento. El narrador, un amigo del detective Dupin, relata cómo Dupin, utilizando su ingenio y su capacidad de análisis, resuelve el caso.

El cuento es un clásico de la literatura policíaca y ha sido elogiado por su originalidad, su suspense y su ingenioso desenlace. Poe introduce en el cuento varios elementos que se convertirían en características habituales del género detectivesco, como la escena del crimen, el detective, el testigo, el sospechoso y la resolución del caso.

sharlappalachia's review against another edition

3.0

Read for Love and Hate in the American South.