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The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Edgar Allan Poe
3 reviews
marthadude's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
After reading this I know why Poe is best known for his short stories and why this novel is seldom mentioned. The first half of the novel is great but it gets bogged down with long winded info dumps about natural science, major traumatic events not being mentioned again, and plot elements that straight up disappear. The discussions I had in class greatly increased my enjoyment of the novel but on its own it’s only moderately enjoyable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, Racism, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship
Major warning for racism in the second half.xphilphil's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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
1.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Racism, and Gore
Moderate: Cannibalism
Minor: Alcohol
bitchbokchoy's review
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Gore, Racism, and Death
Super ambiguous ending, so if that's not your jam, avoid this. Also it's really racist. Like really racist
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