~I think that this book was a good one. It really caught your attention at the beginning with The Tell Tale Heart and each story had its each special effect. I guess you can say that, because it was just so interesting the way he used his description with the stories. For example once Poe used a set up in the story where he told you about every sense and you could really imagine it, and then there's when you have no idea where it takes place or what it exactly looks like, but both ways he uses is intriguing and really sparks a tingle in your body. The only thing that I think really wasn't that great was I would kind of wander off when reading it only because he uses things that we aren't really focused on and basically scared of, but it does all really make sense if you can think of the time period that was taking place during Poe's years. I have to clap my hands for Poe, he really is a talented writer!

This book is great. I loved the stories of Jones and Collen mCSomething... I didn't enjoy two stories so that's the reason why I gave a 4 for this one...

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