A review by j3mm4
His Hideous Heart: 13 of Edgar Allan Poe's Most Unsettling Tales Reimagined by Dahlia Adler

dark funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Some of these read more generically YA than others; the focus on adapting into and taking inspiration for stories which focus on the perspectives of lesbians and people of color does genuinely go super hard and make for very engaging and artfully crafted stories; the inclusion of the inspiring works in the back is solid, but I think inserting them in closer proximity to the stories they inspired would make for a better entrée into Poe's work for the uninitiated. All in all, definitely a worthwhile read!