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4.34 AVERAGE
4.34 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
I read the introduction and back history on Poe and the first short story in the book. The story, though I am not use to reading such a well articulated use of advance vocabulary (my poor attempt of using such, I hope it makes sense), was quite amusing. I didn't laugh out loud but I did smile and maybe chuckled a little at the outrageous plot of the story. I really did enjoy my read and look forward into reading more.
Poe has gotten bad publicity. Most people think that he's a dark, forboding and depressed person and writer but from what I've read from both the background information in the beginning of the book and the story I just read, he's not. He did more than the gothic stories like "Tell-Tale Heart" and "Cask of Amontillado". He wrote parodies, satires, and other types of stories, of which I've never heard of before. So far I am very anxious to read this book from cover to cover and discover what I am calling "The lost stories and poems of Poe". Lost not because they were never published or read while in their existence, but because they are not generally associated to Poe when you think about his poems or stories. Perhaps, they should be called "The forgotten stories and poems of Poe".
Poe has gotten bad publicity. Most people think that he's a dark, forboding and depressed person and writer but from what I've read from both the background information in the beginning of the book and the story I just read, he's not. He did more than the gothic stories like "Tell-Tale Heart" and "Cask of Amontillado". He wrote parodies, satires, and other types of stories, of which I've never heard of before. So far I am very anxious to read this book from cover to cover and discover what I am calling "The lost stories and poems of Poe". Lost not because they were never published or read while in their existence, but because they are not generally associated to Poe when you think about his poems or stories. Perhaps, they should be called "The forgotten stories and poems of Poe".
I've read most of the stories and the poetry in this book throughout my life, so this is a must re-read.
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
Favourite stories:
1. Ligeia
2. The Tell-Tale Heart
3. William Wilson
4. The Fall of the House of Usher
5. The Pit and the Pendulum
6. The Masque of the Red Death
7. Hop-Frog
8. The System of Dr Tarr and Professor Fether
9. The Spectacles
10. The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfall
11. The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
Favourite poems even though I'm not a massive fan of poetry:
1. The Raven
2. Annabel Lee
3. A Dream within a Dream
4. Dream-Land
5. A Dream
6. Alone
1. Ligeia
2. The Tell-Tale Heart
3. William Wilson
4. The Fall of the House of Usher
5. The Pit and the Pendulum
6. The Masque of the Red Death
7. Hop-Frog
8. The System of Dr Tarr and Professor Fether
9. The Spectacles
10. The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfall
11. The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
Favourite poems even though I'm not a massive fan of poetry:
1. The Raven
2. Annabel Lee
3. A Dream within a Dream
4. Dream-Land
5. A Dream
6. Alone
How can you go wrong with some of Poe’s best works being read by two incredible performers?
In volume 3 of the collected works of Poe we find his novel The Narrative of A. Gordon Pym, Ligeia, Morella, A Tale of the Ragged Mountains, The Spectacles, King Pest and Three Sundays in a Week. In the first work the subject matter was for me quite disturbing and the novel ends abruptly. I had to research the book on the internet to find if I was missing the last of it and no, it was meant to be that way, a perfect Alfred Hitchcock ending. I still found the read entertaining and enjoyed it. As with most of Poe's work in general, the focus on the majority of additional stories are the macabre except for The Spectacles (which I found rather amusing and had a moral to the story, vanity) and Three Sundays in a Week.
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-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