Reviews

The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe

chavagrenville's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Another brilliant work by Poe

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Pandemic/Epidemic

deanopeez's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

5.0

shellanor_rigby's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

mikathereviewer's review against another edition

3.0

It wasn't that much for me, but the writing style must be praised. It might was confusing sometimes to understand it, but it was still so beautiful. That was my first story I read by Edgar Allan Poe and I am amazed! 

The drawings weren't at all my taste however, as I had a hard time sometimes recognising things in it again. One also had nudity and that triggers me. 
Also a minus for it to be a bit complex written and had therefore a bit of a hard time understanding it sometimes (especially with all these rooms).

astratton1027's review

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

ada_elisabeth's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

I love me a good plague fanfic.

nyxesss's review

3.0

Ahhh I can't believe it! I managed to get to 500 books!!! Yes, I may have read some short reads this last couple of days but until that point I read full length novels. I am very happy I reached my goal this year 2023 because I don't think that I would have as much free time in the upcoming years. Half a thousand books, I can't believe it!

Characters 5
Writing 6
Plot 5
Entertainment 6
5.5★

kennahxc's review

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

5.0

noragrace89's review

5.0

This is one of my favorite short stories, it’s atmospheric, highly symbolic and exceptionally written.

ninalechthaler's review

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0