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The Gold-Bug by Edgar Allan Poe

gretaxo's review against another edition

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1.5

weird and absurd, insanity
good riddle(especially the deciphering) but boring in the beginning 



lectora_626's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

3.0

leonardfrancojr's review against another edition

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4.0

Very tense. I was nervous reading this creepy tale. First short story that I have read in a long time. I will be reading more short stories!

angus_mckeogh's review

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3.0

Just a short story about a hunt for Captain Kidd’s treasure on the South Carolina coast. More concerned with explaining the reveal and decoding inlaid puzzles rather than conveying an engaging Gothic tale. Think I was expecting something spooky so was a little let down by the narrative. Did run into some extremely interesting racist stereotyping (and speech in dialect), unsure if this was just representative of the times or it says something about the author.

gabriela_dreams's review against another edition

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5.0

I loved the cryptologic elements from this short-story, amazing!

dannreads's review against another edition

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2.0

innecesariamente largo, tedioso y aburrido como para dormir un buen rato

alyx30's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

veganismo's review against another edition

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reflective relaxing

3.5

ezulc's review against another edition

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informative lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5


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isabelle14784's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75