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Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'
His Hideous Heart: 13 of Edgar Allan Poe's Most Unsettling Tales Reimagined by Dahlia Adler
2 reviews
cheye13's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
3.0
I really appreciated that the original stories were also included. I love Poe's stories, but I'm not a fan of his writing itself, so the refresher on the stories was very helpful, and I enjoyed the update with the new authors' styles.
Likewise, I appreciated the diversity that the new stories introduced into those timeless plots. But while I wouldn't say the writing held back at all, I do think being YA is to its detriment. There's torture, terror, and murder, but I ultimately found it lacking a certain impact.
Overall, a pleasant way to pass time and revisit or reintroduce some classic stories, but a little young in tone for me.
★★★★★ | The Oval Filter
★★★★ | She Rode a Horse of Fire, Red, Lygia, Changeling
★★★ | It's Carnival!, Night-Tide, The Glittering Death, A Drop of Stolen Ink, Happy Days Sweetheart, Murders in the Rue Apartelle, Boracay
★★ | The Fall of the Bank of Usher
★ | The Raven (Remix)
Likewise, I appreciated the diversity that the new stories introduced into those timeless plots. But while I wouldn't say the writing held back at all, I do think being YA is to its detriment. There's torture, terror, and murder, but I ultimately found it lacking a certain impact.
Overall, a pleasant way to pass time and revisit or reintroduce some classic stories, but a little young in tone for me.
★★★★★ | The Oval Filter
★★★★ | She Rode a Horse of Fire, Red, Lygia, Changeling
★★★ | It's Carnival!, Night-Tide, The Glittering Death, A Drop of Stolen Ink, Happy Days Sweetheart, Murders in the Rue Apartelle, Boracay
★★ | The Fall of the Bank of Usher
★ | The Raven (Remix)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Torture, Murder, Violence, and Homophobia
Moderate: Transphobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual content
Minor: Grief and Stalking
chloemakesbooks's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Homophobia, and Torture
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