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4ndr3w's review against another edition
informative
mysterious
tense
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
1.5
cspiteri's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
This was actually painful to get through. The longer it went on the more I wanted to just stop reading it.
The idea of using an actual murder mystery and actually trying to solve it is not a bad idea but Poe could have done a much better job at the structure of this story (also the prose in this story was extremely weak for a Poe story). I do not know why he choose to have so much of the story be cut outs from actual newspapers, that just repeated information, was useless or was information Dupin could have got himself instead of just over-analyzing other peoples facts. And yes that ending is atrocious, I know it is based on a real murder but most of the point of a murder mystery is the ending and to just deprive us of that was not a good choice.
The idea of using an actual murder mystery and actually trying to solve it is not a bad idea but Poe could have done a much better job at the structure of this story (also the prose in this story was extremely weak for a Poe story). I do not know why he choose to have so much of the story be cut outs from actual newspapers, that just repeated information, was useless or was information Dupin could have got himself instead of just over-analyzing other peoples facts. And yes that ending is atrocious, I know it is based on a real murder but most of the point of a murder mystery is the ending and to just deprive us of that was not a good choice.
gabibi4's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
heidenkind's review against another edition
1.0
Uhg, HORRIBLE. If only the person who'd killed Marie had been more obvious about it, I wouldn't have had to read this.
venusl0verblue's review against another edition
3.0
3/5 ⭐
Interesante. Comparado con Los crímenes de la calle Morgue este libro se centra principalmente en dejar en evidencia a los medios de comunicación como, en parte, los que provocan un cambio de rumbo en las investigaciones y el establecer una opinión popular que sus seguidores repetirán con otros como su opinión personal. No busca tanto, siento yo, el descubrimiento del victimario como en el libro antes mencionado.
Interesante. Comparado con Los crímenes de la calle Morgue este libro se centra principalmente en dejar en evidencia a los medios de comunicación como, en parte, los que provocan un cambio de rumbo en las investigaciones y el establecer una opinión popular que sus seguidores repetirán con otros como su opinión personal. No busca tanto, siento yo, el descubrimiento del victimario como en el libro antes mencionado.
billeylilley's review against another edition
challenging
dark
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
I really didn't understand what was going on for most of this story. I think this is definitely a book that needs to be read rather than listened to on the audiobook as I don't think that helped me here.
cpjeanz's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
polpoletus's review against another edition
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
holy fuck man i couldn't take it anymore
topbob's review against another edition
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.
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.