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Contos Fantásticos by Edgar Allan Poe

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kimberly_b's review against another edition

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5.0

This is a necessity for every fan of Poe. It's amazing!

cecih's review against another edition

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not in the right mood for this right now and the old fashioned language makes it even more difficult. will try again later.

_frosphate_'s review against another edition

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2.0

I found only a handful of Poe's short stories actually interesting. His poems were to rhyme-y for my tastes. In short, this book was not my jam.

magnetgrrl's review against another edition

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4.0

I read this as a kid. I have no idea why that happened. I distinctly remember making my parents let me buy a hardcover with the creepy AF Arthur Rackham illustrations at the W. B. Dalton's bookstore in the mall when I was like... a child that should have been reading like, picture books with far fewer words. (I may have been like... 7? Younger?) The '80s were truly a weird time. I also ran around outside miles from home until dark with a jackknife and a hatchet.

alliepeduto's review against another edition

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4.0

Oct 31, 2018: I read the story “The Black Cat” because no Halloween is complete without a little Poe in the mix. I’ve actually not read this short story before (though I’ve read several, mostly in high school...”The Tell-Tale Heart” anyone?) so it was fun to check it out, especially today!

Oct 30, 2022: Clearly I have a penchant for Poe around Halloween. I bought this illustrated copy earlier this month, so I am moving over my previous review of the short stories to this one! The main addition to reading today is The Fall of the House of Usher, a classic and one I’m not sure I read in high school!

Oct 24, 2023: It’s spooky season! So here I am again, reading my man Poe. I’m also watching the excellent “The Fall of the House of Usher” on Netflix, so I read The Masque of the Red Death to compare and contrast!