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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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Pandemic/Epidemic
wextra'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
4.25
One of the most mystical and dreamlike of Poe's works, this story feels like a true ghost story and absolutely one of his more political stories akin to Hop-Frog. While not a man to shy away from moral parable in his writing the sheer force of nature of the Red Death hits a deep nerve when taken against the hedonistic nobles.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Death
adventurouspotato's review against another edition
dark
sad
medium-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
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic
leazzz's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Pandemic/Epidemic
ambenicole418's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
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? Yes
5.0
One of my favorite Edgar Allan Poe stories! 😍💖
In this story, there is a deadly illness sweeping the country known as the Red Death, and so of course in true rich people fashion, Prince Prospero basically said, “Fuck the poor people. Let them die. Me on the other hand, I’m gonna invite a bunch of my rich friends to my castle where we’ll seclude ourselves inside, and party and drink until the plague ends”. Unfortunately, for him and his party guests, by the 5-6 month of their seclusion the personification of this deadly disease comes to remind them that they aren’t as invincible as they would like to believe and they are just as susceptible to this deadly illness as everyone else.
In this story, there is a deadly illness sweeping the country known as the Red Death, and so of course in true rich people fashion, Prince Prospero basically said, “Fuck the poor people. Let them die. Me on the other hand, I’m gonna invite a bunch of my rich friends to my castle where we’ll seclude ourselves inside, and party and drink until the plague ends”. Unfortunately, for him and his party guests, by the 5-6 month of their seclusion the personification of this deadly disease comes to remind them that they aren’t as invincible as they would like to believe and they are just as susceptible to this deadly illness as everyone else.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Terminal illness
tearoyale's review
dark
mysterious
tense
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Terminal illness
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