297 reviews for:

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket

Edgar Allan Poe

3.11 AVERAGE

sharimeyer's review against another edition

3.0

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I read this book for an online class I'm completing. It has its moments, but there's a reason why Poe's short stories are widely read and taught and Pym is not. Having taught Life of Pi for the past three school years, I'm glad I read the section of Pym with Richard Parker, whom Yann Martel has identified as the tiger's namesake. But there were also several really boring passages that I skimmed.

Note to self: return to the last section of this novella when working with Lord of the Flies. There are some interesting comparisons with Pym's final section and The Coral Island, which Golding relied upon heavily in writing Flies.

match0stick's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

jloucks's review against another edition

3.0

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Flawed in several ways. Poe was wise to stick with poetry and short stories as his only novel is truly not up to his usual standards.

henkoff's review against another edition

3.5

medium-paced

dumblcnde's review against another edition

2.75

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

kryten4k's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous mysterious 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

mummelhummel's review against another edition

2.0

challenging dark

libraryaddict's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark 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: No

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I feel very neutral about this book. It was interesting that the horror was realism-based, but it didn’t really feel like horror to me, and that was disappointing. And the cliffhanger! 

jemmak's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous mysterious 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

sarahetcetera's review against another edition

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water water everywhere, and not a drop to drink