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The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe

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readingduckling's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense 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

3.0

I liked it the tell tale heart is definitely my favourite from Edgar Allan Poe. But there are more stories in the book like the fall of the house of Usher and the cask of amontillado. The first one I also liked the second one I didn't.

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angelicprose's review against another edition

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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

✶⋆.˚꩜ .ᐟ˙⋆✶ book review 𝄞⨾𓍢ִ໋ the tell-tale heart ⟡ ✶⋆.˚꩜ .ᐟ˙⋆✶

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.

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eenaah's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced

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

4.5

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baron_harkenny's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

Amazing short story, I could really go in depth on why I love it if I wanted to but I don't really have the time or motivation. It's very unsettling, interesting and intense. Describes so much with so little and you get really a really distinct picture of the story while still being able to imagine a lot for yourself. I am definitely going to read more Edgar Allan Poe in the future, I am so hooked.

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