Reviews - The Premature Burial

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The Premature Burial

Edgar Allan Poe

3.6 AVERAGE

ultimatecryptid's review against another edition

3.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Very fun! Very genuine prose with an interesting though trail. Flowed smoothly.

celestyna's review against another edition

4.0

dark fast-paced

iz4ro's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

north_elliot's review against another edition

3.0

dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It was good until the ending.

Content Warnings

charlotteness28's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

shelflife's review against another edition

5.0

The story surrounds a man that is so afraid of being buried alive due to an illness he has which gives him the appearance of death, that he lives in constant fear of it. He makes those around him promise to not assume he is dead as it could be the trance he is in which is part of his illness. He creates a special vault in which to be interred in with escape routes, just in case of premature burial. He is in a state of unrest at all times for fear if he sleeps, he will have his fit and those around him will assume him dead that he is almost delirious with heart-pounding fear.

I love this story's overall message about truly living or living a living-death. It's a great lesson for us all. I cannot share the ending it would a huge spoiler.

REcommended.