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mayamkj's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
3.5
He’s the master of the macabre for a reason. These stories varied hugely in terms of how much I enjoyed them, but reading them you definitely feel that Poe deserves his reputation.
chravisdeyoung's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
2.0
This 2 stars in no way affects how fire The Tell Tale Heart is. I didn't know much about Mr. Poe (or Mr. Allan Poe?) going into this and I'm not really sure what I was expecting but this wasn't great. I found that his stories were mostly alright with a couple that were bad, especially The Balloon Hoax.
Besides that, I found it interesting to read so many works by one author and to kind of get a sense of their writing style and the repeated ideas they use (Poe really likes eyes).
Besides that, I found it interesting to read so many works by one author and to kind of get a sense of their writing style and the repeated ideas they use (Poe really likes eyes).
liakonst's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
alexandrabarnes's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
mandi_m's review against another edition
4.0
Our 13+ kids book club read this. We had a great discussion about Poe's writing, his importance to the emergence of detective stories and the gruesome nature of his crimes.
The favourite pieces were The Raven, The Black Cat and The Tell-Tale Heart.
We scored the collection: 6 / 9 / 7 / 8 / 7.5 / 8 / 8 / 8
The favourite pieces were The Raven, The Black Cat and The Tell-Tale Heart.
We scored the collection: 6 / 9 / 7 / 8 / 7.5 / 8 / 8 / 8
earlgreybooks's review against another edition
3.0
I was a little disappointed by this—I'd expected to love these stories. I think that I'm much more interested by Poe's poetry so I'm going to be sticking to that.
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