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Chargement... In the Shadow of the Master: Classic Tales by Edgar Allan Poe and Essays by Jeffery Deaver, Nelson DeMille, Tess Gerritsen, Sue Grafton, Stephen King, ... Lisa Scottoline, and Thirteen Others (original 2009; édition 2010)par Michael Connelly
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Raccolta che comprende alcune tra le più riuscite invenzioni letteraria del maestro del giallo, ovviamente la parte dedicata a Poe è eccellente, ma i racconti di vita e di contatto con l'opera di Poe sono abbastanza blandi e poco aggiungono al libro. Le storie ispirate a quelle di Edgar sono invece migliori. Consigliato agli amanti del genere giallo-thriller e ai fan di Edgar Allan Poe of course ( ) So I was thinking I enjoyed this book a lot. I think it's clearly established that Edgar Allan Poe is a master of story-telling suspense, and I always like returning to my favorites. And the book itself is superb, it has a nice retro look to it and features the Harry Clarke illustrations, which seriously bump up the already high creepy factor of the stories significantly. But the shtick of this particular edition of Poe stories is what didn't really work for me. It's put out the Mystery Writers of America, which seems fitting because their annual award is called the Edgar, for obvious reasons. A number of successful members of this group were asked to contribute pieces on Edgar Allan Poe. And with some few exceptions (Nelson DeMille, Laura Lippmann), these short writings add very little. Overwhelmingly, they're insubstantial. And this is so consistent that I strongly suspect the editor and whoever else was working on this project made the requests in such a way that lead people to believe it was okay to toss off a few paragraphs and call it a day. I feel as though they must have been asked "hey, could you write something? Just a little something? Don't feel you have to spend much time on it, anything you jot down would be just fine. You know, in your spare time." My general feeling after reading most of them, even from authors I very much like, was "wow, talk about phoning it in." I think fewer essays of more substance would have been a better way to go. Grade: A for Poe, clearly. C for almost everyone else. The authors' essays felt much too obligatory. Recommended: There are more complete works of Poe, but this is an especially nice-looking volume with good hand feel to it. 2009/46 aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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"A wonderful treat for the Poe connoisseur, or a perfect introduction to his works." --Charlotte Observer In the Shadow of the Master is an exceptional collection of classic stories from the lord of literary darkness himself--the inimitable Edgar Allan Poe--accompanied by enthralling essays from twenty of his bestselling acolytes and admirers. With appreciations by Michael Connelly, Stephen King, Lisa Scottoline, Tess Gerritsen, Laura Lippman, Nelson DeMille, Lawrence Block, and thirteen others, In the Shadow of the Master is a must-have for thriller and mystery fans of all ages. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)813.3Literature English (North America) American fiction Middle 19th Century 1830-1861Classification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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