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The Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Tales by Edgar Allan Poe

2 reviews

vasi83177's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Mental illness, Ableism, Colonisation, Animal cruelty, Child death, Animal death, Chronic illness, and Bullying

flooooo's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.0

The quality of the stories in this collection varies a lot,
so I rated them seperately:

 

 3/5 ms found in a bottle  

 3/5 ligea  

 2/5 the man that was used up 

 4/5 the fall of the house of usher 

 3/5 william wilson

 2/5 the man of the crowd 

 5/5 the murders in the rue morgue 

 3/5 a descent into the maelström 

 3/5 eleonora 

 2/5 the oval portrait 

 5/5 the masque of the red death 

 5/5 the pit and the pendulum 

 5/5 the telltale heart 

 4/5 the gold bug 

 5/5 the black cat 

 4/5 the purloined letter

 2/5 the facts in the case of m. valdemar 

 5/5 the cask of amontillado 

 4/5 hop frog 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Torture, and Murder