A review by monicadee88
Great Tales of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe

3.0

I haven't read any of Poe's work since high school (required reading in English) and I found it much more enjoyable this time around, especially since it's so close to Halloween! To be honest, I didn't read this book from cover to cover--the mysteries (Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Mystery of Marie Roget, etc.) and humorous stories (The Sphinx, Dr. Tarr and Prof. Feather) didn't catch my interest so I stuck with the horror stories and poems instead. As so many people know, Poe's style is dark, haunting, and bizarre. One can't help but to question the sanity of the narrators and other characters. It says something about the author when, in ten pages or less, he can draw you in and send chills down your spine long after the story is over.