Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe

19 reviews

readrumm's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I have never read or listened to a story by Edgar Allan Poe so I decided to test out the waters with one of his well-known short stories and I'm not disappointed. From understanding the context of the story I thought It would be best for the story to be experienced for the first time through an audiobook, and I was very right. The Narrator's performance of an unhinged unstable man trying to sound sane was top-notch even for the audiobook being so short it was a well-written story conveying a man's spiral through his insanity and failing to control his subconscious guilt of murder. 

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baron_harkenny's review against another edition

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

5.0

 Amazing short story, I could really go in depth on why I love it if I wanted to but I don't really have the time or motivation. It's very unsettling, interesting and intense. Describes so much with so little and you get really a really distinct picture of the story while still being able to imagine a lot for yourself. I am definitely going to read more Edgar Allan Poe in the future, I am so hooked.

 

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ilsabelle's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75


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literatureboysmelancholy's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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duarshe's review against another edition

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

5.0

My favourite short story from Poe to date for sure.

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riley_0202's review against another edition

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

4.0


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te_ss_i's review against another edition

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

4.0


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dottiewankenobi's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I knew what happened in this story to a certain degree, but I didn't realize how quickly it all happened! Very interesting read. Made me realize I have no idea how old lanterns work at all lol

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leazzz's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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ireadlol010101's review against another edition

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

4.5


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