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    The Best of Edgar Allan Poe
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    The Best of Edgar Allan Poe

    Written by Dan Ariely

    Narrated by Edward Blake

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    About this audiobook

    The best and most revered works of famed poet and author, Edgar Allan Poe.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateOct 24, 2006
    ISBN9780739378618
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    The Best of Edgar Allan Poe
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    Dan Ariely

    New York Times bestselling author Dan Ariely is the James B. Duke Professor of Behavioral Economics at Duke University, with appointments at the Fuqua School of Business, the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, and the Department of Economics. He has also held a visiting professorship at MIT’s Media Lab. He has appeared on CNN and CNBC, and is a regular commentator on National Public Radio’s Marketplace. He lives in Durham, North Carolina, with his wife and two children.

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    • 5/5
      AH. Edgar Allen Poe, you creep me out. In a good way, that is. Your atmospheric prose is poetic and perfect, and you share your strange view of the world effortlessly with your readers. I read several of your stories and poems in high school, and am now rediscovering your genius. You didn't have a "diseased intellect," as your early critics claimed. You just had an eye for the darker side of things, and developed it so others could see that side too. You do it well. Fascinating how you return to the themes of madness and murder, how the murderers who narrate their stories are so confident in their skill in hiding the body but in the end, it's their conscience that betrays them. The premeditated murders are chilling; the tortures of the Inquisition, horrifying; the rhythms of your poems, haunting. Some of your mysteries are more puzzles than anything else; I love the one about the stolen document hidden in plain sight, and the astonishing pirates' treasure concealed along the Carolina coast. They say you helped pioneer the modern detective story; for that alone, we owe you.This five-disc audiobook is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to your literary output, I know. I felt rather cheated that it was so short. Edward Blake does a good job reading the stories and poems, and you'd probably enjoy his performance. I look forward to reading more of the work you dared the ire of the critics to write.
    • 4/5
      It took me over a year to complete, but I read every work in this book eventually. Everyone who likes Poe has their favorites, so it may be cheaper and more convenient to purchase a not-so-complete book for those who aren't die-hard Poe fans. Even I will probably never read the essays again, though I've read "Mask of the Red Death", "The Black Cat", and many others over and over again. There are plenty of Poe compilations out there, however, so if you're just looking for a basic collection, and want to skip some of his drier works like his essays, that may be a better way to go.
    • 5/5
      Views on a fee of the stories within:Purloined LetterI read this because it is one of the books on the 1001 Books You Must Read List. It's clear why it's on there - a clear antecedent of Sherlock Holmes in almost every respect.
    • 4/5
      Not a big fan of his poetry, but he's number one on my list for fiction writers. The book itself is what brings the mark down a bit; the pages are bound with glue (as opposed to string). (3 1/2)