Reviews

The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

prologues_epilogues's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Gustave Dore's illustrations really elevate this poem, as they are beautiful, detailed, and layered. They add a more ominous atmosphere than can be achieved by just ones imagination in the case that you are a person who does not visualise things easily. The poem itself is also very dramatic and fun. Classic gothic stuff!!! 💜🌹

libraryofdreaming's review against another edition

5.0

This poem was made for a dramatic performance on a stormy night in front of a cozy fireplace. If I could marry a poem, this one would be it. I need to memorize it just so I can whip it out occasionally and feel how the words roll off my tongue. I'm usually quite resistant to poetry, but I absolutely adored this.

rainyfellaa's review against another edition

4.0

Mmmm this is really interesting

It was a little hard to understand but after reading it a few times I finally got it and it was good the moment the tapping in the window and in the door started happening I felt really tense like I was inside and I loved that

The meaning behind everything the grief how all that sadness in the protagonist started getting him crazy and paranoid was stunningly drive

The only bad thing and that's just a problem for me is the vocabulary there were a lot of things I didn't get but that could be kinda goo too to improve a little more

Well getting into the author I think he built a great atmosphere in this poem and I loved that so I would probably be reading more of his poems.

spillie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-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

5.0

A haunting tale of love and loss, this story expresses more in 10 minutes than many books do in 400 pages.  Audio strongly recommended.  

matzy's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

helluvanimmigrant's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

spookystitch8's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

not_undeadr3dshead's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

acrocker25's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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r0sem4rie's review against another edition

5.0

I loved this. Beautiful, eerie, gothic, melancholic, mysterious. Definitely want to reread this many many times.

I listened to the audiobook narrated by Don and Diana Aday and they used music and sound effects to enhance the haunting atmosphere and it was soo good.