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samihami 's review for:
Tales of Mystery and Imagination
by Edgar Allan Poe
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I understand that Edgar is historically important and was revolutionary in the culture of literature and writing but I just couldn’t wait to finish this collection.
There were stories that I genuinely enjoyed (The Gold Bug, The Premature Burial, The Black Cat-which I have read before individually, and Some Words with a Mummy) but most were boring, confusing, or just off.
He tries to set a scary and dark mood but many times it was flat or straight up sill (an orangutan is the murderer?! Seriously?! ).
I will give him another chance, of course, but I’m not impressed and the charm of his name has disappeared for me.
There were stories that I genuinely enjoyed (The Gold Bug, The Premature Burial, The Black Cat-which I have read before individually, and Some Words with a Mummy) but most were boring, confusing, or just off.
He tries to set a scary and dark mood but many times it was flat or straight up sill (
I will give him another chance, of course, but I’m not impressed and the charm of his name has disappeared for me.