Reviews for The Selected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe (Norton Critical Edition Series)

The average rating for The Selected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe (Norton Critical Edition Series) based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-09-02 00:00:00 Bret Barnier 2.5 stars? Maybe? Look, I'm the first to admit that I'm not the biggest fan of poetry... like, at all. But the few short stories that we also had to read for class kind of made up for my poetical problems, so I'm being generous and rounding up to 3 stars with my rating. Read for a uni subject on Gothic fiction. *Probably should be noted as well that we didn't have to read the entire text for uni, only a selection of works.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-10-31 00:00:00 Jay Williams This collection of poems and short stories from one of the most well-known poets is a nice read if you're interested in classic writers. We get an insight in the complicated but troubled mind of Poe, which translates itself in a couple of gothic horror classic short stories. Not all stories are up to par, but others like "The murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The fall of House Usher" certainly make up for them. Personally I can't really find my way yet in poems, and it takes a lot of effort to empathize with them. However, Poe has written a couple of poems, such as "The Raven" and "Annabel Lee", which I think are must reads.