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The Mystery of Marie Rogêt by Edgar Allan Poe

polpoletus's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

aziraphales's review against another edition

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holy fuck man i couldn't take it anymore

topbob's review against another edition

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1.0

(Spoilers for "Murders In The Rue Morgue")

Of the 24 Poe short stories I have read, this one is easily the worst. Whereas "Murders In The Rue Morgue" painted a captivating picture of the crime scene, leading to an interesting confrontation at the end of the story, "The Mystery of Marie Roget" drones on as a critical analysis of three different crime scenes. Makes for an interesting use of logic and argumentation, but terrible literature.

debralewi's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective fast-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

2.0

abdus's review against another edition

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informative mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

fhm1998's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.5

tucker_scary's review against another edition

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2.0

A significant step back after 'Rue Morgue'. The ending leaves something to be desired and I feel the attention to detail that made the previous story stand out is not really present here. Really just drags on and the prose is not good enough to justify it. Also the parallels with a real tragedy are a bit much.

dagp's review against another edition

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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

udita_001's review against another edition

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mysterious tense

3.25

r_lea's review against another edition

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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