etcamila's review against another edition
5.0
Recordé constantemente al Detective Conan haha. Definitivamente me gustan más las novelas de Poe que sus poemas. Cortito, minucioso, te obliga a poner atención a cada detalle para entender la situación completa, escrito en un lenguaje bello como el que no hay ahora.
catladyreba's review
4.0
Easy to see how these stories influenced scores of detective stories that followed.
camrobbins's review
challenging
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
3.0
martinaunti's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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
3.0
spacestationtrustfund's review against another edition
3.0
Quite possibly the very first "detective" story, first published in 1841. Ratiocination indeed. EAP was a better horror writer than a detective writer.
justabookholic's review
3.0
3.5 stars
A fairly interesting read about the (fictional) detective that inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to create Sherlock Holmes. This book consisted of 3 short stories: The Murders in the Rue Morgue (by far the best of the three in my opinion), The Mystery of Marie Rôget (the weakest of the trinity), and The Purloined Letter. Overall, I did enjoy the stories and found them to be interesting reads that made me laugh at times. Full disclosure; the first two are about some pretty gruesome murders but some of the situations written about are utterly ridiculous. Poe proved himself to be a decent mystery writer for a man who is known almost strictly for his horror stories and melancholy poetry. I also associate him with marrying his first cousin, but hey, that's just me. So gross– like the vivid imagery Poe uses for his crime scenes that is indicative to Poe's work. These stories have his characteristic detail of horrific and gory scenes, which I quite enjoyed... unlike the reaction I had when I learned Poe married his cousin.
A fairly interesting read about the (fictional) detective that inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to create Sherlock Holmes. This book consisted of 3 short stories: The Murders in the Rue Morgue (by far the best of the three in my opinion), The Mystery of Marie Rôget (the weakest of the trinity), and The Purloined Letter. Overall, I did enjoy the stories and found them to be interesting reads that made me laugh at times. Full disclosure; the first two are about some pretty gruesome murders but some of the situations written about are utterly ridiculous. Poe proved himself to be a decent mystery writer for a man who is known almost strictly for his horror stories and melancholy poetry. I also associate him with marrying his first cousin, but hey, that's just me. So gross– like the vivid imagery Poe uses for his crime scenes that is indicative to Poe's work. These stories have his characteristic detail of horrific and gory scenes, which I quite enjoyed... unlike the reaction I had when I learned Poe married his cousin.