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El gato negro y otros cuentos de horror by Edgar Allan Poe

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musingsbynitika's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Raven and the tell tale heart are my faves
Audrey narration and guide notes are superb, as always!!

shotc's review against another edition

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challenging slow-paced

elinjohanna's review against another edition

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2.0

It was a lot of mystery and death, crime and murders, seems to have been his forte. Some of the short stories I really liked, others not so much.

Here are a few I liked:

Berenice
Morella
House of Usher
The masque of the Red Death
The murders in the Rue Morgue
The cask of Amontillado

caustic_moomoo's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

ch_c__'s review against another edition

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4.75

Edgar Allan Poe es un grande

atuin's review against another edition

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dark reflective fast-paced

5.0

Classic in every sense of the word. These stories (and poem) are excellent at setting an eerie mood and invoking feelings of dread. The narrators all did an excellent job, and the guide here had plenty of interesting things to say about each short story!

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iridescentjemz's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A fantastic selection of Edgar Allan Poe stories with a great narrator, a fabulous guide and stunning artwork (on Audrey. I fully recommend).

The Raven and The Tell Tale Heart were my favourites, with the Cask of Amontillado second fave and The Black Cat my least fave. I do like the story and atmosphere of The Black Cat but I can’t bear the harm to cat. My own black cat is my little bestie and soulmate so harm to cats is a trigger for me but I already knew the plot thanks to the Fall of the House of Usher. As an aside I wonder if Poe was inspired by Celtic mythology, as the second black cat being very large and with a white patch on his chest is reminiscent of the cat sí (fairy cat).

Speaking of the Fall of the House of Usher, it is so much fun hearing these stories and seeing how they were interpreted in the show.

Overall fantastic, atmospheric and gothic fun.

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