The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe

The Pit and the Pendulum

Edgar Allan Poe

237 pages first pub 1845 (editions)

fiction horror poetry short stories adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

Description

Edgar Allen Poe is not only the finest, most terrifying writer of Gothic horror tales ever to have lived, he also wrote extraordinary poems. Here, Poe writes of the torments of ingenious, malevolent persecutors and of a mind's own sickening madnes...

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Community Reviews Summary of 55 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
mysterious 100%
tense 100%
adventurous 66%
emotional 33%
funny 33%
reflective 33%
sad 33%

Pace

medium 66%
slow 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 66% | Yes: 33%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%

Average rating

3.71

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