dvaruas's review
5.0
Simply brilliant!
Poe is a genius when it comes to storytelling - quite evident from the works in this collective. The mood-setting in each of the stories works perfectly along with the flowy narrative, ultimately making the darkness there quite conducive. Also a fair warning: Po's writing might be tough to comprehend for some non-native english speakers due to the varied range of vocab it puts to use (saying from my personal experience). However these words are his arsenal to play with the reader's mind, one which he does in a commendable way.
In addition to Po's writing, the illustrations by M.S.Corley were simply brilliant. Kudos to him for putting life (or less life, maybe) to the macabre events of the narratives. Sadly, this edition also has some typos and mistakes - blemishing this classic, and I hope amazon ePub would rectify them at the earliest.
Looking forward to read more of Poe in the future!
Poe is a genius when it comes to storytelling - quite evident from the works in this collective. The mood-setting in each of the stories works perfectly along with the flowy narrative, ultimately making the darkness there quite conducive. Also a fair warning: Po's writing might be tough to comprehend for some non-native english speakers due to the varied range of vocab it puts to use (saying from my personal experience). However these words are his arsenal to play with the reader's mind, one which he does in a commendable way.
In addition to Po's writing, the illustrations by M.S.Corley were simply brilliant. Kudos to him for putting life (or less life, maybe) to the macabre events of the narratives. Sadly, this edition also has some typos and mistakes - blemishing this classic, and I hope amazon ePub would rectify them at the earliest.
Looking forward to read more of Poe in the future!
themtj's review
5.0
I mostly wanted to read this to experiment with the "Kindle in Motion" venue. I love Poe and had read all the stories before so this wasn't groundbreaking but was a fun way to read.
cam_go_loud's review
3.0
The Tell-Tale Heart- 4*
The Fall of the House of Usher- 3*
The Raven- 3.5*
The Murders in the Rue Morgue- 2*
The Pit and the Pendulum- 3*
The Fall of the House of Usher- 3*
The Raven- 3.5*
The Murders in the Rue Morgue- 2*
The Pit and the Pendulum- 3*
nissahh's review
3.0
First Read
This was my first time reading any of Edgar Allan Poe’s works and I have to say I wasn’t disappointed. Still, there were some stories that I really didn’t care for. The illustrations were great.
This was my first time reading any of Edgar Allan Poe’s works and I have to say I wasn’t disappointed. Still, there were some stories that I really didn’t care for. The illustrations were great.
booknerdwithlipstick's review
3.0
Most stories were good, but not great. Add a really bad one and another really fun one and you end up with an overall of 3 stars.
redhairedashreads's review
4.0
I am a huge Poe fan and just found out about Kindle in motion books, so I couldn't resist when I saw they had motion for some Poe stories Also this was free with Kindle unlimited, so win win.
As soon as I listened to the first story, The Tell-Tale Heart, I knew I would be listening to this whole book instead of reading it. I just loved the narrator that they chose. It was just perfect for these dark stories. Also listening to these stories really brings out the dark beauty in the descriptions.
I do wish there was more illustrations/motion within this book. There was roughly only one to two illustrations per story, especially in the Raven, which only had one small one. I feel like they had a lot of opportunity for a lot more illustrations with the stories they chose. The lack of illustrations is one of the reason this is getting 4 stars instead of 5.
There was only five stories in this book and I wish that there had been more of Poe's longer poems within this book. I did skipped The Murder in the Rue Morgue because it is one of the few I don't enjoy, which is another reasons why I am giving this 4 stars instead of 5.
As soon as I listened to the first story, The Tell-Tale Heart, I knew I would be listening to this whole book instead of reading it. I just loved the narrator that they chose. It was just perfect for these dark stories. Also listening to these stories really brings out the dark beauty in the descriptions.
I do wish there was more illustrations/motion within this book. There was roughly only one to two illustrations per story, especially in the Raven, which only had one small one. I feel like they had a lot of opportunity for a lot more illustrations with the stories they chose. The lack of illustrations is one of the reason this is getting 4 stars instead of 5.
There was only five stories in this book and I wish that there had been more of Poe's longer poems within this book. I did skipped The Murder in the Rue Morgue because it is one of the few I don't enjoy, which is another reasons why I am giving this 4 stars instead of 5.
probably_reading_right_now's review
5.0
Darkness There is a short story collection of stories by Edgar Allen Poe. I’ve always really enjoyed Poe and took an English course centered around Poe and Poe-esque stories (which was the only course I ever took I actually enjoyed
omaciel's review
5.0
Very creative and fun way to read Poe!
The animated illustrations added a very creative touch to these short stories by the master of terror Edgar Allan Poe. Add to it the optional audible track and you're in for a nice treat!
The animated illustrations added a very creative touch to these short stories by the master of terror Edgar Allan Poe. Add to it the optional audible track and you're in for a nice treat!
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