EdgarAllenPoe

Wild Nights! | Joyce Carol Oates

Wild Nights is JC Oates' collection of stories on the final days of five American authors (Poe, Dickinson, Samuel Clemens, Henry James & Hemingway). Oates frequently explores the disparity between the public perception & the real life of the author (esp in the case of Clemens & Hemingway where they are performing the parts of Twain & Papa in public). There is also a great deal of ambiguity in each story. The first one, Poe Posthumous could (CONT)

vivastory be interpreted as a science experiment gone horribly wrong. One could also make a compelling argument that the entire story is imagined by Poe as he died from rabies. Then there is the very uncomfortable story about Twain. The collection has a fantastic preface by Oates, which is a sort of essay on the art of the short story. I loved this imaginative collection & agree with the NPR quote on the back, “The triumphant paradox here is that (CONT) (edited) 3w

vivastory in their dying Oates brings these writers ferociously back to life.“ 3w

Tkimsal Oates is sometimes challenging but, for me, always worth the effort! 3w

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vivastory @Tkimsal I haven't read her novels, but I love her short stories. 3w

LeahBergen Well, this sounds interesting! 3w

Hooked_on_books What @LeahBergen said! 3w

Branwen Okay, Joyce Carol Oates is usually such a hit or miss with me - but your review really makes me want to check this one out! 2w

vivastory @Branwen I've only read her stories which I've had a lot of luck with. Her story The Doll-Master has stuck with me years after reading it. It's one of the creepiest I've read. I also really liked the anthology she edited American Gothic 2w

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Victoriahoperose

The Initial Insult | Mindy McGinnis

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I‘m not sure how I feel about this book. It was super dark. I think I need to read the second one now to really know what to think. The characters are really interesting. Each of them has something different to break your heart and the book itself is just very bleak. I did not expect it to end the way it did which is probably why I am conflicted on how I feel about it as a whole.

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Super_Jane

The Raven | Edgar Allan Poe

so-so

3.5/5 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑 #edgarallenpoe

First book of 2024. Happy new year 🥳

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Octoberwoman

Entombed | Linda A. Fairstein

I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it (some I‘ve had so long I don‘t even remember why!). Feel free to join in!

#ABookADay2023

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Bookwomble

The Raven | Lou Reed, Lorenzo Mattotti

"Panic and anxiety so often in my head
But I had a guardian angel
Who took care of me instead

The champagne cork - the nightlight owl?
A raven and a duck
The seed of pining parents
And your despairing love

I have a guardian angel
I keep him in my head
When I'm alone and become afraid
He saved my life instead"

(A beautiful illustration to this poem/lyric, and I obviously couldn't resist posting with my actual nightlight owl!?)

dabbe 🧡🖤💜 5mo

Leftcoastzen Beautiful photo! Love Lou too ! 5mo

Bookwomble @Leftcoastzen Yeah, listening to his voice on this album, I really miss him. But! We do still have his amazing music and his wonderful lyrics ❤️ 5mo

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Bookwomble

The Raven | Lou Reed, Lorenzo Mattotti

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In 2000, Lou presented a musical, POEtry, based on the works of EAP. In 2003 he released a concept album, The Raven, based on the musical, which I've finally got hold of. It's an amazing amalgam of musical styles: rock, electronic, avant-garde, contemporary classical, soul, with guest artists including David Bowie, Anohni and Laurie Anderson. There are extensive spoken word sections, voiced by Willem Dafoe, Steve Buscemi and Amanda Plummer.
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Bookwomble In 2011, Lou commissioned illustrator Mattotti to illustrate the book of lyrics, which I can now re-read along with the album: a multisensory experience! Lou's dramatic adaptation of The Fall of the House of Usher is amazing and worth the price of the album by itself. If you love Poe or Lou Reed, you should try to hear this 🖤 #BooksAndMusic 5mo

Suet624 💕💕💕 5mo

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KAO

Mrs. Poe | Lynn Cullen

I have had this on my shelf for some years, and today felt like the right time to start it! Only one chapter in, and I like it so far!

KAO I don‘t always choose a book that has potential be spooky around Halloween, but I did this year. Life events prevented me from reading it quickly—and I only finished today, four days past the end of October. This was a bit darker than I expected, but I liked it overall. 5mo

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Fortifiedbybooks

The Poe Shadow | Matthew Pearl

Day 6 #Scarathlon Photo Challenge - Shadow #TeamWhoYaGonnaCall

FlynnDewey Nevermore. 6mo

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Jari-chan

A Descent into the Maelstr�m | Edgar Allan Poe

so-so

Not sure if I would've liked the story more if I would've read it by myself, but I neither liked the narrotor of the audio book, nor the music. Both aren't bad, the music adds a lot to the story, but I just don't like jazz 😞 The story was ok-ish, fitting the time it was written in, but there are stories by Poe I like more. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood for this right now?

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