Scan barcode
angelicprose's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
rating ⋆⤷ 5/5 ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚
☆⋆｡𖦹°‧★ "I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in hell. How, then, am I mad? "
⋆｡‧˚ʚ♡ɞ˚‧｡⋆ Ah, Edgar Allen Poe, je t'aime!! I love all of his work so much, it started when I read "The Raven" for school and fell In love with his unique style, description, and voice. This was really short, but I was in the mood for a nice short-story because I'm not finishing Once Upon A Broken Heart until tomorrow, because then I have a road trip and really will need a good book. Anyways, I love Edgar's portrayal of mental illness/madness, and how it takes over the brain. I do feel like the beating heart was a metaphor for the narrator's guilt eating him away inside after what he'd done - but I'm not sure yet. I need to read someone else's interpretation. Anyways, this book taught me what "death watch beetles" were and the superstition behind them which was such cool morbid history. I have to read more Poe!
⋆｡‧˚ʚ♡ɞ˚‧｡⋆ I have no critiques, personally.
⋆⭒˚.⋆𝜗𝜚 tags/themes murder, madness, intelligence, mental illness, poe, edgar allen poe, short story, short, under 100 pages, poetry, halloween, spooky, horror, terror.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Death, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Stalking
Moderate: Death, Gore, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Cursing and Suicidal thoughts
te_ss_i's review against another edition
dark
tense
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Stalking, Murder, Body horror, Gore, Classism, Violence, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail
dexlud's review against another edition
adventurous
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
3.0
A beautiful short story by Edgar Allan Poe and a grand introduction to the unreliable narrator genre! I love this book so much and 100% recommend it. My only flaw is that the pictures in my version (I got it off Amazon and it had been printed by Amazon) really made 0 sense regarding the actual story. The story is also incredibly short, due to it being a short story. I would have rather had this story in a collection of Edgar Allan Poe stories where it would have been worth the price tag for 5 pages.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Stalking
slipp99's review against another edition
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? Yes
3.5
Very similar to the black cat just not as good
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Stalking, and Death
More...