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237 pages • first pub 1845 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141195049
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 01 June 2010
Description
Edgar Allen Poe is not only the finest, most terrifying writer of Gothic horror tales ever to have lived, he also wrote extraordinary poems. Here, Poe writes of the torments of ingenious, malevolent persecutors and of a mind's own sickening madnes...
Community Reviews Summary of 73 reviews
Moods
mysterious 85%
tense 71%
adventurous 28%
emotional 28%
sad 28%
challenging 14%
funny 14%
reflective 14%
Pace
slow 28%
medium 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 66% | A mix: 16% | N/A: 16%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 33% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 33% | Yes: 16%Average rating
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Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood
237 pages • first pub 1845 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141195049
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 01 June 2010
Description
Edgar Allen Poe is not only the finest, most terrifying writer of Gothic horror tales ever to have lived, he also wrote extraordinary poems. Here, Poe writes of the torments of ingenious, malevolent persecutors and of a mind's own sickening madnes...
Community Reviews Summary of 73 reviews
Moods
mysterious 85%
tense 71%
adventurous 28%
emotional 28%
sad 28%
challenging 14%
funny 14%
reflective 14%
Pace
slow 28%
medium 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 66% | A mix: 16% | N/A: 16%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 33% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 33% | Yes: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood