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A review by justabookholic
The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe
3.0
3.5 stars
A fairly interesting read about the (fictional) detective that inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to create Sherlock Holmes. This book consisted of 3 short stories: The Murders in the Rue Morgue (by far the best of the three in my opinion), The Mystery of Marie Rôget (the weakest of the trinity), and The Purloined Letter. Overall, I did enjoy the stories and found them to be interesting reads that made me laugh at times. Full disclosure; the first two are about some pretty gruesome murders but some of the situations written about are utterly ridiculous. Poe proved himself to be a decent mystery writer for a man who is known almost strictly for his horror stories and melancholy poetry. I also associate him with marrying his first cousin, but hey, that's just me. So gross– like the vivid imagery Poe uses for his crime scenes that is indicative to Poe's work. These stories have his characteristic detail of horrific and gory scenes, which I quite enjoyed... unlike the reaction I had when I learned Poe married his cousin.
A fairly interesting read about the (fictional) detective that inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to create Sherlock Holmes. This book consisted of 3 short stories: The Murders in the Rue Morgue (by far the best of the three in my opinion), The Mystery of Marie Rôget (the weakest of the trinity), and The Purloined Letter. Overall, I did enjoy the stories and found them to be interesting reads that made me laugh at times. Full disclosure; the first two are about some pretty gruesome murders but some of the situations written about are utterly ridiculous. Poe proved himself to be a decent mystery writer for a man who is known almost strictly for his horror stories and melancholy poetry. I also associate him with marrying his first cousin, but hey, that's just me. So gross– like the vivid imagery Poe uses for his crime scenes that is indicative to Poe's work. These stories have his characteristic detail of horrific and gory scenes, which I quite enjoyed... unlike the reaction I had when I learned Poe married his cousin.