by Edgar Allan Poe, Gris Grimly
This was a fun read for Halloween. Gris Grimly illustrated 4 of Poe's poems in a way that a preteen/young teen would enjoy being introduced to Poe's with this book. The Black Cat, the Fall of the House of Usher, Hop-Frog, and the Masque of the Red Death are all included in this compilation; a nice s...
I felt like I couldn't really go wrong with this book. I means it's freaking Poe. Even his worst story is awesome compared to the junk that gets published these days. Four of Poe's stories are featured in this book: The Black Cat, The Masque of the Red Death, Hop-Frog and The Fall of the House of Us...
This isn't my favorite Poe collection but it was still enjoyable. I found The Fall of the House of Usher to be a bit tedious and long except for the very last part of it. Likewise I found The Red Death to be somewhat boring. My favorite story was probably The Black Cat, which was short but thorough...
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