dagp's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
r_lea's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
svaze2004's review against another edition
challenging
informative
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.0
taliaissmart's review against another edition
1.0
HOW was this one published???
Dupin and his companion are on the case again, this time trying to figure out where a young Parisian girl disappeared to for the day and how she then ended up dead in the river. There is NO detective work done within this story. Dupin hears the evidence secondhand, reads some newspapers, analyzes them (in great, unnecessary detail) to the narrator, and then makes a guess at a possible circumstance for the crime. AND THEN THE STORY ENDS. There is NO RESOLUTION. The narrator casually reveals that Dupin's hunch led to the crime being solved, but the actual solution is never described.
This story had me bored, confused, and then very dissatisfied. While I remembered reading [b:The Murders in the Rue Morgue|3301759|The Murders in the Rue Morgue|Edgar Allan Poe|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1409105459s/3301759.jpg|18440614], this story completely disappeared from mind after my initial 2015 reading - this is incredibly unfortunate, because maybe if I had remembered it, I wouldn't have bothered with a reread.
Dupin and his companion are on the case again, this time trying to figure out where a young Parisian girl disappeared to for the day and how she then ended up dead in the river. There is NO detective work done within this story. Dupin hears the evidence secondhand, reads some newspapers, analyzes them (in great, unnecessary detail) to the narrator, and then makes a guess at a possible circumstance for the crime. AND THEN THE STORY ENDS. There is NO RESOLUTION. The narrator casually reveals that Dupin's hunch led to the crime being solved, but the actual solution is never described.
This story had me bored, confused, and then very dissatisfied. While I remembered reading [b:The Murders in the Rue Morgue|3301759|The Murders in the Rue Morgue|Edgar Allan Poe|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1409105459s/3301759.jpg|18440614], this story completely disappeared from mind after my initial 2015 reading - this is incredibly unfortunate, because maybe if I had remembered it, I wouldn't have bothered with a reread.
bookwormjimmy's review against another edition
challenging
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
The second in the C. Auguste Dupin short story collection, this one focus on the mysterious death of one Marie Roget. You'd think this is another detective story, but rather it's a really long rationalization explaining what really happened to Marie. It's like if you watched a movie and you spent an hour listening to Sherlock Holmes explain every conceivable possibility and rationalization, you'd fall asleep.
asummerdream's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
wakemannc's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0