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Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Madness by Edgar Allan Poe

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ellatattari's review

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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

3.0

bibliograflieg's review

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dark medium-paced

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

3.0

This isn't my favorite Poe collection but it was still enjoyable. I found The Fall of the House of Usher to be a bit tedious and long except for the very last part of it. Likewise I found The Red Death to be somewhat boring. My favorite story was probably The Black Cat, which was short but thoroughly creepy. Hop-Frog is good, too, and it's satisfying to see the king and his men get their due, even if it is in a grisly fashion. Gris Grimly's illustrations are pitch perfect and are both cute and disturbing, a hard feat to manage. Though not my favorite collection, still a nice selection of Poe's works with great illustrations.

maddie_hollar's review

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3.0

This was incredible! The illustrations were gorgeous and although sometimes the actual short stories were hard to understand, I still really liked this.