The Complete Stories and Poems

by Edgar Allan Poe
The Complete Stories and Poems cover
Good Books rating 4.2
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  • Added: 2025-10-24
  • Updated: 2025-10-24
  • Reviews: 2
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indigo.ca · Unknown · 2025-10-24
excited 3.50

The reviewer is undertaking a project to read and review short stories from various authors to become a genius. They have previously completed projects with other authors and are now starting with Roald Dahl's collection. The reviewer has been meaning to read Dahl's adult fiction and is excited to finally start this book.

The reviewer has embarked on an ambitious project to read and review short stories from various authors as part of their journey to become a genius. This is their ninth project, following similar endeavors with authors like Flannery O'Connor, Edgar Allan Poe, and Shirley Jackson. The reviewer has a personal goal to read one story every day until they complete the collection or lose interest. They have been meaning to read Roald Dahl's adult fiction for a while and are excited to finally start this book, which has been sitting on their shelves for four years.

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    my becoming-a-genius project, part 9!

    i have decided to become a genius.

    this is doubly helpful because this book has been LANGUISHING on my shelves for four years.

theartofculturalvivisection.wordpress.com · Unknown · 2012-10-31
brilliant 4.90

The reviewer highly praises 'The Best of Roald Dahl' as the best collection of short fiction by a single author, highlighting its dark humor, variety of topics, and unexpected endings. They particularly enjoy stories like 'Man from the South' and 'The Way Up to Heaven', and recommend the book for its entertainment value despite some weaker stories and printing issues.

The reviewer is uncharacteristically definitive in calling 'The Best of Roald Dahl' the best collection of short fiction by a single author. They appreciate the variety of topics and the knowledgeable authority Dahl imparts to his characters. While the first story, 'Madame Rosette', is considered the weakest, the reviewer is impressed by Dahl's stylistic tricks and the suspenseful, often humorous endings of his stories. They highlight several top picks, including 'Man from the South' and 'The Way Up to Heaven', and mention that although a few stories are weaker, most are short and engaging. The reviewer highly recommends the book for its dark and twisted humor, despite some printing issues in the edition they read.

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    This collection, [The Best of Roald Dahl](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0679729917/ref=s9%5Fsimh%5Fgw%5Fp14%5Fd1%5Fi1?pf%5Frd%5Fm=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf%5Frd%5Fs=center-2&pf%5Frd%5Fr=0J4D58A7FYE0JW9TFJPP&pf%5Frd%5Ft=101&pf%5Frd%5Fp=1688200382&pf%5Frd%5Fi=507846), is the _best collection of short fiction (by a single author)_.

    They can’t rightly be called twists. They’re more like clarifications.

    I can’t recommend this book enough. I want to buy dozens of copies and throw them at people; at people I know, strangers on the train, and random folks on the sidewalk.

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