Tag: Edgar Allan Poe

It described the discovery by a German chemist, Baron Von Kempelen, of an alchemical process to transform lead into gold. The account concluded by noting that news of the discovery had already caused a two hundred per cent leap in the price of lead in Europe.

So unfortunately this one was another boring and pretty much uninteresting story from Edgar Allan Poe.

I have really mixed feeling on this one. To me it feels like 1 star is not enough but 2 stars is too much for this one. 

The writing style is pretty much enjoyable for the most part but it does have some weak parts. 

To me this story feels like Edgar Allan Poe tries to fool a little but his readers which at least didn’t go so well with me.

For the most part this one was a scientific story about lead being turned to gold. I like the basic idea of this story but it could have been done so much better.

In this one Edgar Allan Poe also shows that he was a little bit of a jokester. Which really surprised me.

I give this novel 1 / 5

This one is far from the best stories from Edgar Allan Poe. 

However i appreciate the insightful piece on Edgar Allan Poe’s view of Lord Byron’s first love which was awesome.

The writing style was pretty okay but Edgar Allan Poe was able to do much better work than he did in this one.

The plot was for the most part okay but it could much better. The potential to the plot wasn’t fully used as it could be.

I give this book 1 / 5

This one is describing the natural beauty of Wissahickon Creek, which flows into the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. 

Will I was reading I had the feeling that this one is sort of a commentary on the effects of man vs wild nature. Which I didn’t like.

The writing style here was pretty okay but nothing better than this one. As someone who have read every short story and poem by Edgar Allan Poe I know that Edgar Allan  Poe was able to do better than this one.

The plot here was pretty good but the whole potential wasn’t used. All I’m saying is that it could be better. 

For me there also been something missing in this short story.

I give this book 1 / 5

The line which demarcates the instinct of the brute creation from the boasted reason of man, is, beyond doubt, of the most shadowy and unsatisfactory character — a boundary line far more difficult to settle than even the North-Eastern or the Oregon

Oh boy where do I start this review? 

I appraicfte reading this short story but nothing more than that. I didn’t like it as much as I’ve suspected I would.

It’s well written so it need to get point for doing that.

The plot in this however could be better because it didn’t go well with me. I don’t know why.

Ive read all of the poems and short stories which Edgar Allan Poe and this one feels like Edgar Allan Poe but there is something missing but I can’t name what. 

I give this book 1 / 5

This one is about being buried alive, which was a common fear in this period. It is also about natural fears of people, and how other individuals’ experiences can taint how we live our own lives.

To be honest it doesn’t get more Edgar Allan Poe than this short story. And I need to give this short story points for giving my huge Edgar Allan Poe vibes. 

The writing style in this short story was amazing, it truly shows how create of a writer Edgar Allan Poe was. The gothic writing style comes very forward in this one which I truly loved. 

The whole plot is amazing, because the idea if being buried alive always scared me and I sometimes thought about it. However there were some plot holes in it, but the plot holes aren’t big enough to ruin the story for most of you. 

This one isn’t scary but it is definitely very creepy because I think that everyone is afraid of being buried alive and have thought about it at some point in their life. 

If you are like me, this short story when you finish it, will leave you with a feeling of unease.

I give this short story 3 / 5

The narrator, Pundit, embarks on a balloon trip to outer space in the year of 2848 and writes a letter narrating the details of his journey. The name that Poe gives his narrator suggests that he is a pundit, a knower of sublime truth.

Gotta be honest here with you and say that this one is one of these absurd tales. But I didn’t had fun with it and I for the most part enjoyed it. 

However the writing style wasn’t that great as you could expect from Edgar Allan Poe aka the king og gothic literature. 

When I was reading this tale I just could stop myself from reading this tale in Robert Downey JR voice. It is weird, I know.

For the most part this tale is a dry satirical story. However this tale didn’t interest me so much as I was expecting it would.

For me this tale wasn’t interesting so much and as good as it could be if Edgar Allan Poe did put some extra work into it.

I give this novel 1 / 5

The ‘wise men’ came ‘from the East,’ and as Mr. Touch-and-go Bullet-head came from the East, it follows that Mr. Bullet-head was a wise man; and if collateral proof of the matter be needed, here we have it—Mr.

Overall this was a little funny story, which has the misused potential to be much better. However this wasn’t so funny for me as many other people on the internet claim it was. 

I personally feel like every time Edgar Allan Poe tries to be funny in a story or poem I every time hate it no matter what. 

For the most part this one was a very tongue-in-cheek story. 

To be honest here this short story felt like reading a drama on the internet when a person who have issues with someone else on the internet begins to talk vaguely about it.

The writing style here didn’t even seem like it can from Edgar Allan Poe. Which wasn’t great. 

I give this novel 1 / 5

Landor’s Cottage describes an idyllic house that the narrator stumbles upon on a country walk. Poe was inspired in this account by his final home, a farmhouse in New York State (now part of the Bronx) where he took up residence in 1846. The house has become a museum dedicated to Edgar Allan Poe.

So I had some expectations for this story which it didn’t live up to and it makes me sad. Because there are a lots of stories and poems from Edgar Allan Poe which I didn’t give so high rating to and I want give them a high rating but most of them doesn’t seem to me like they are good enough to give them higher rating.

The writing for the most part was the best part of this story but it could have been so much better than it was. 

Gotta say that this one is full of too long descriptions of almost everything which you can find in this story. 

This story is about nature and a quaint cottage that the narrator happens upon. I like the idea behind it but it wasn’t used as it could have been. 

I give this novel 1 / 5

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket is a pivotal work in which Poe calls attention to the act of writing and to the problem of representing the truth. It is an archetypal American story of escape from domesticity tracing a young man’s rite of passage through a series of terrible brushes with death during a fateful sea voyage. Included are eight related tales which further illuminate Pym by their treatment of persistent themes–fantastic voyages, gigantic whirlpools, and premature burials–as well as its relationship to Poe’s art and life.

It is important to mention that this novel is the only novel written by Edgar Allan Poe.

This novel was sort of an odd, enjoyable and weird read. It was interesting read but it felt like it was missing something.

This story sort of sets the mood that it sort of was written by two different authors. Because the whole story is Edgar Allan Poe ghostwriting the first two parts novel and the rest is written by the so-called “Pym” himself. 

This whole novel was split into a preface and 25 chapters. Which I wasn’t a fan of.

I really had trouble with connecting with the story in this novel so that’s why I can’t really tell you what I think about it.

This novel as I said above was enjoyable but very far from interesting or okay. 

I give this novel 1 / 5