The Poe Shadow (Abridged) Audiobook

" An intensely riveting, psychological, historical portrayal of a man who becomes so obsessed with Poe's life and death that he seemingly becomes the writer himself. Pearl does a fantastic job of mimicking Poe's theory of ratiocination throughout the text disguised as stream of consciousness. "

" Fascinating, enjoyable read. Fiction, but based on mysterious death of Edgar Allen Poe. "

" I am a big Poe fan so I had looked forward to reading this and I so wanted to like it, but I could not believe how poorly written it was, it was very disappointing, a total waste of precious reading time. It seemed like the first novel of a very inexperienced writer instead of a supposedly accomplished one (I haven't read The Dante Club yet and I am hesitant to do so now). "

" Complicated and too improbable. "

" A great read for anyone who likes Poe "

" I've always been a fan of Poe so when I ran across this book, I had to read it. I had already read "The Dante Club" by Matthew Pearl and loved it, so was excited to read this one, and was not disappointed! "

" Not as good as Pearl's Dante Club, but still pretty clever and engaging. Meandered a bit, but enjoyable nonetheless. "

" Pearl is a fine writer but this story was pretty slow to start. I think I was almost 100 pages in before it really caught my attention. Still, I loved the speculations about Poe's demise. This was always a morbid fascination of mine. "

" I enjoyed this but it is supposed to be a thriller and it isn't all that thrilling. If you are a Poe fiend you might love this. I didn't know that there was so much mystery surrounding his death. "

" why did i finish this book??? "

" Funny how an ending can make - or in this case - unmake a book. I loved Dante Club but was a little disappointed by the rambling end to this one. "

" I abandoned this, due to boredom and exhaustion. You have to be a die-hard Poe fan to enjoy this one! "

" this was a bit of a dissapointment after his awesome job with the dante club. I hope his next one lives up to the promise of the first one. "

" Read it on a plane. it was not good. Oh well... "

" I was largely disappointed with this book. It lacked a climax and seemed to drag on for all 508 pages. "

" Started off with great potential, but the story got bogged down at some point. "

" sometimes it just need a simple thinking "

" Go with Louis Bayard's The Pale Blue Eye. "

" The Poe Shadow may just be the latest cure for insomnia! "

" I admire the fact that Pearl performed literary archeology and provided the reader with new insights into Poe's curious demise. However, the book could have been half as long and twice as impactful and I had a difficult time sympathizing with the voice of the narrator. "

" It seemed to be well researched, although I know very little about Edgar Allen Poe myself. However, the characterization and details of Baltimore and Paris seemed to ring true. Mostly, though, it was difficult to get through, even boring in some places. It did pick up towards the end. "

" As mysterious and OCD as a Poe story. "

" The plot moved like molasses in January in Alaska. The characters are unbelievable, unlikable, and pretentious. The narrator had lost all credibility about halfway through. Half of my book club didn't finish the book. Only one of us liked it. The ending is trite and unbelievable. "

" It was alright. I prefer Matthew Pearl's other book way more! Loved the "Dante's Club." "

" The beginning of this book was not sufficiently interesting to warrant finishing the book. Except for The Dante Club, I've found this to be the case with Pearl's other books. "

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