Reviews for An occurrence at Owl Creek

The average rating for An occurrence at Owl Creek based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-03-03 00:00:00 Cameron Johnson So how do I describe one of the Penguins 60s on an author who is a pillar of American literature - very carefully I would think. I will not say too much of Ambrose Bierce since I am sure there are whole books dedicated to him and his life (and disappearance) but I will say that his Devil's Dictionary is a marvel and still love flicking through it even now which considering when it was written makes it all the more amazing. Well An occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge is quite a strange book - not by its content but by how many other authors it reminds me of as I read it - now that is not a bad thing, I would say that it would be so easy to say hmm they all have been done before - well no they have not, He did it first and everyone else followed. Let me explain the story Beyond the wall just reminded me so much of Poe but the tone and the voice were totally different and yet I could not shake Poe's shadow as the story commenced with the back drop of a terrible storm and so it got me thinking. How many other similarities were there, which invariably made me realise how influential Mr Bierce was and still is today. I will admit I have read only a fraction of the Penguin series but I must say that their choices are certainly fascinating and inspiring.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-03-22 00:00:00 Jeff Lavin It seems the Penguin 60s edition contains a different set of 'AND OTHER STORIES' than the other editions, and therefore should probably be separated, but I have run out of librarian energy. The stories here are: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge - 4* Beyond the Wall - 4* An Adventure at Brownville - 3* The Damned Thing - 3* One of the Missing - 2* The Stranger - 2* So an average 3* from me. They are all supernatural or ghost stories of some description, readable enough without setting the world on fire.