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4ndr3w's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
millsbills2004's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
librarianlayla's review against another edition
3.0
A nonsensical short story following a mercurial and jealous man through his coming to terms of his own mortality. Witty at times and filled with internal monologue, it makes for a quick read.
chaly's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
booknerd322's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
nicolewhopickedthisbook's review against another edition
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aitorfmg's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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
Sorprendentemente sólido, este relato llega a tener poco de sátira y mucho de macabro, cosa que siempre agradezco en las obras de Poe. Con todo, ese humor absurdo atado al hecho de hacerse pasar por loco en lugar de asumir la pérdida del aliento hace que el relato reparta equitativamente sus puntos más oscuros con los más encantadoramente estúpidos.
thebibliophiledoctor's review against another edition
2.0
#15/148
“Invisible things are the only realities.”
Oh Poe, just when I thought you can't get any weirder, this book did prove me wrong.
Loss of breath is about well what the title says it is. This is satirical criticism on the medical practitioner of that time. At time Poe even indicates that common folk are better than the doctors.
Poe also expands on the faulty speech and diagnoses of practitioners. Many considered physicians to provide patients with incomplete or inconsistent information during Poe's time.
Doctors were criticized for avoiding a clear naming of the disease. The narrator in "Loss of Breath" mocks this because he diagnoses himself as having dyspnea which is shortness of breath by noting several common symptoms of it, but never explicitly stating so. He details his symptoms to prove his knowledge; for example, shortness of breath is one of the symptoms, which is emphasized with the character's complete lack of breath.
I being a Doctor didn't enjoy it , there are many misunderstandings in the world about our profession and one can not understand what we have to go through unless they are in our shoes.
You can give it a try but frankly I found many flaws in the storyline which I did not agree with.
“Invisible things are the only realities.”
Oh Poe, just when I thought you can't get any weirder, this book did prove me wrong.
Loss of breath is about well what the title says it is. This is satirical criticism on the medical practitioner of that time. At time Poe even indicates that common folk are better than the doctors.
Poe also expands on the faulty speech and diagnoses of practitioners. Many considered physicians to provide patients with incomplete or inconsistent information during Poe's time.
Doctors were criticized for avoiding a clear naming of the disease. The narrator in "Loss of Breath" mocks this because he diagnoses himself as having dyspnea which is shortness of breath by noting several common symptoms of it, but never explicitly stating so. He details his symptoms to prove his knowledge; for example, shortness of breath is one of the symptoms, which is emphasized with the character's complete lack of breath.
I being a Doctor didn't enjoy it , there are many misunderstandings in the world about our profession and one can not understand what we have to go through unless they are in our shoes.
You can give it a try but frankly I found many flaws in the storyline which I did not agree with.
librarianlayla's review against another edition
3.0
A nonsensical short story following a mercurial and jealous man through his coming to terms of his own mortality. Witty at times and filled with internal monologue, it makes for a quick read.