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Manga Classics: The Stories of Edgar Allan Poe

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Lately I've been interested in graphic novels, so when I saw this book, I was very intrigued and I'm really glad I had the chance to read it. It is an easy read as there are several short stories in the book, and of course it's Edgar Allan Poe, so you know they're good. I absolutely loved the illustrations and the style really fits the dark vibes of the stories. I really like how this book makes these stories accessible to more people that might not have read them in their original form before. All in all a great book that I would recommend to everyone. Thanks to NetGalley and Udon Entertainment for providing me with a copy.

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I am a huge Poe fan and this was an interesting version. Love the illustrations and concepts. Will definitely be reading other Manga classics and recommending to others.

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I love Edgar Allan Poe. I like that his stories were turned into manga. It was hard finding page breaks and it scrolling to the end of the book since manga is read differently.

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As a Poe fan I knew that I absolutely needed to read this when I saw it on Netgalley. I was lucky enough to get approved for a copy to review. I’ve read o e other Manga Classic before and that was the Romeo and Juliet one which I really enjoyed so I had high hopes going into this one. I felt like the artwork was amazing and it went really well with the stories being told. I’m hoping to pick up a few more Manga Classics in the future since the two that I have read so far have been wonderful.

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Thank you to @udonentertainment @mangaclassics #manga #udonentertainment @netgalley for the digital #graphicnovel in return for my honest review.
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The Stories of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe
Original Publication Date: October 27, 2017
👐🏼👐🏼👐🏼Did not expect this. I was at the edge of my seat.
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Jazz Hands 👐🏼 I’m a huge fan of Manga Classics now! And the above classics were familiar to me but yet, reading them in this format gave me new thoughts and feelings. The illustrations were incredible that brought characters I’ve met before even more alive. If you’re not use to manga comics, reading back to front, will need getting used tobut it’s not a big deal. If you’ve been meaning to read classics, these are great introductions to them. I want to start collecting them now!

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I am not entirely new to Edgar Allan Poe and I must say this graphic novel surprised me a lot. It's enjoyable and interesting and offers a lot to readers. The drawings are easy in the eyes and most of all, the story is well thought of.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for granting me an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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This is a really cool book that brings a classic author's work into modern manga. I enjoyed this greatly and if you like Edgar Allan Paul I think this is a wonderful book to read and collect

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Okay this was pretty cool! The graphics are awesome and it's super cool to read about familiar stories of a classic author I love, but in a graphic version. I hope this series gets more popular because it's a very fun concept!

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As soon as I started reading this manga adaptation of some of Poe's works, I realized that this would likely not be the one for me. Even though I appreciated Poe when I had to read his works in school, they creeped me out even then. When adapted to manga? That ups the creep factor for sure. I don't typically read horror so this is as close as I will get.

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Having only read "The Raven" so far, this was an interesting introduction to the catalog of Edgar Allen Pes' work.

The book is divided into five short stories, each drawn by a different artist, which made them very easy to distinguish and provided insight into different approaches to interpretation and illustration styles.

The manga is read back to front and right to left in typical manga fashion, which took a few pages to get used to, but was absolutely no hindrance to the enjoyment of reading these classic and twisted tales. All in all, the sinister atmosphere translated well into this format.

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this didn't work as a sufficient transposition of Poe's stories which I know well as text alone - too histrionic and melodramatic - the pictures highlight the horror undercurrent but in ill-fitting ways. it could just be me - I'm not impressed ...

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OK this one was amazing, fans of horror manga stories will love this one, you get several short stories, and the stories are explain just right, the drawing is not that childish, but much more mature and kind of maddening, yes I loved this one.

Highly recommend this one for fans of Junji Ito stories, its easily a 5 stars read, and besides the great drawings is a fantastical way to introduce Edgar Allan Poe to people that don’t know him.

Thank you NetGalley for the free ARC, and this is honest opinion.

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I was already somewhat familiar with a few of Poe's works during English class in Highschool but this was such a beautiful reading experience. I'm just beginning to really enjoy Manga as a genre by itself but it sticks to the orginal work flawlessly. I really liked this and will probably buy a physical edition it was stunning.

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I'm giving Manga Classics: The Stories of Edgar Allan Poe a 3 star rating. It's nice to see his short stories come to life in the drawings. The story I enjoy the most out of the manga is the Tall Tale Heart. It's one of those stories that will always remember for it's creepiness.

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God I love Manga Classics!! Especially when I get to see some of my favorite classics in a manga art style and format <3

The Stories of Edgar Allan Poe includes The Tell-Tale Heart, The Cask of Amontillado, The Raven, The Masque of the Red Death, and The Fall of the House of Usher.

If you love Edgar Allan Poe's works to begin with, you should definitely try this one out if you like manga/anime! It stays true to the gothic format even in the artstyle!! It's been a while since I've read these stories but Poe is one of my favorite authors and I often read his over again every few years so this was a great arc to recieve!!

However, if you're new to Poe and his works; he's known for his gothic and macabre writing style with elements of gruesome horror, phantasma, and psychological horror.

Either way I highly recommend this if you're into gothic, macabre stories in manga format!

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*I received this book for free through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

I always wanted to get into Edgar Allan Poe's stories. But he is such a long-winded writer. Even as comics, these were drawn-out. I enjoyed how The Tell-Tale Heart was adapted. If you enjoy Poe's work, you would probably like this.

The Tell-Tale Heart: 5 stars. Well put together! The illustrations really capture the madness as time passes. This was interesting.

The Cask of Amontillado: 2 stars. The ending was quite disturbing! The pictures in this one weren't that detailed or great. If it had a little more information/backstory and was quicker, I might have liked it better.

The Raven: 3 stars. Loved the pictures. But the writing was not my favorite. It was a decent story.

The Masque of the Red Death: 1 star. This was dull and went around in circles before getting to the point. Not very capturing. The illustrations were okay.

The Fall of the House of Usher: 1 star. Not me constantly looking up SparkNotes to understand what was going on. This was so wordy and unentertaining. I'm sure back in the day this was a lot more captivating. It just wasn't for me.

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Thank you NetGalley. Edgar Allan Poe's tales have been a staple of literature and this collection is a great way for readers to visualize the tales.

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Manga versions of Edgar Allan Poe stories. I'm already a fan of this series. I think this is a great addition to a classroom or library, whether as assigned or supplementary reading or independent reading. A few of the images are a little on the scary side, but it should be okay for middle and up. I love a book that makes classics more accessible to a wider range of readers, and this falls smack into that category, so it's five stars for me. I also think it could be great as a read along with the originals.

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Very neat Edgar Allan Poe graphic novel. It’s an awesome way to show the macabre king himself. I can’t wait to read more books by this author and illustrator.

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“Manga Classics: The Stories of Edgar Allan Poe” is a collection (in a Manga adaptation) of some of his best-known stories: The Tell Tale Heart, The Cask of Amontillado, The Raven, The Masque of the Red Death and The Fall of the House of Usher.
Being able to see a classic work in a different way is intriguing and this edition is also a good opportunity for new readers, especially people who don’t like to read classics.The art is good but the best visual elements are the panelling and the composition which depict the grottesque atmosphere in a convincing way(still it could get even better).

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