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A review by sgbrux
Classics Reimagined, Edgar Allan Poe: Stories & Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
5.0
As I've gotten older, I seem to find myself gravitating to classic works authored by those who died prematurely. Oscar Wilde, Edgar Allan Poe, Sylvia Plath, and the like.
I had forgotten how much I enjoyed reading Poe. This particular edition, Classics Reimagined, might be the most gorgeous paperback edition of any book I've ever owned. It has striking cover art with almost bright coral stained edges. And when you hold it, it feels like something special.
The accompanying illustrations by David Plunkert are dark and gripping, beautifully complementing the collection of stories and poems. I've always enjoyed rhyme poetry. There's something dreamlike and lyrical how Poe can pluck you from your room and drop you someplace completely beyond, and you can only watch and feel as you venture further along.
This isn't a quote from this collection, but I think what Poe has written fits quite nicely.
I was never really insane except upon occasions when my heart was touched.
We should all be so lucky.
I had forgotten how much I enjoyed reading Poe. This particular edition, Classics Reimagined, might be the most gorgeous paperback edition of any book I've ever owned. It has striking cover art with almost bright coral stained edges. And when you hold it, it feels like something special.
The accompanying illustrations by David Plunkert are dark and gripping, beautifully complementing the collection of stories and poems. I've always enjoyed rhyme poetry. There's something dreamlike and lyrical how Poe can pluck you from your room and drop you someplace completely beyond, and you can only watch and feel as you venture further along.
This isn't a quote from this collection, but I think what Poe has written fits quite nicely.
I was never really insane except upon occasions when my heart was touched.
We should all be so lucky.