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Lots of dead women, discovering how people have died, and burials.First time reading anything by Poe, and again appreciated the background information provided about his life and the context of the writings.Poe took some getting used to especially with his short stories, but I ended up really enjoying half of them including: Bernice, Morella, A Descent into the Maelström, The Pit and the Pendulum, The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether.The novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym was in
The stories i enjoyed i really liked, but the ones i didn’t i found absolutely boring and/or ridiculous.Since i wasn’t familiar with most of the stories, though, i found this to be a bit of a slog, especially considering the overly pretentious prose, which tends to be characteristic of the Gothic era writing style. I think i’m more just here for the nostalgia of Poe.
An essential collection would have to include the only novel Poe wrote, -The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym-. Brutish read. Have tried several times. No good. Not the fault of the collector and publisher.I have to rate the collection. Enjoyed a large majority of the other stories, not only my usual favorietes, but particularly "King Pest". Because I so enjoyed some new favorite Poe stories and would not have found them otherwise, or unlikey, I will rate this collection 3 stars.
Every time, around October/Halloween, I read Edgar Allan Poe. I've read a good portion of his stories and all of his poems, but I tried my best to read ALL of Poe's works, or at least, his lesser known works. Though, I haven't succeeded this year, it still feels nice to read Poe--who I consider, my favorite writer of all time.
I had not read Poe's works since I was in High School. I loved them then and, come to find out, I love them still. If you haven't read any of Poe's stories or poems, I highly recommend doing so, they're worth experiencing.