Edgar Allen Poe writes mysteriously, it's not like those romance mystery novels or the Agatha Christie mystery novels, I do like Agatha Cristie though. But, I love the way Poe writes. When reading the short story, you get the feeling he has multiple personality disorder, but they did not know what it was back when Poe was alive. I also read a book about the people back in the day of mythology and why they created so many Gods, is because they didn't know they could hear their own voices in their head, they thought the Gods were talking to them. I think that is what disorder this person has, where he looks in a mirror and see's a complete stranger, not knowing it is himself looking back at himself. It was a wonderful story. I recommend it greatly. One of the better Poe stories here. The language in this is amazing, but keep a dictionairy handy...there are a few words that are very outdated. With that said, this is the original fight club, done 100x more elegantly than Chuck P. could have ever dreamed. The imagery is fabulous, the character's mind is portrayed perfectly, and the story flows well.Poe is a bit long winded in spots describing certain parts of the tale and then nearly without warning jumps to the end, but again, this is a short story, so this is completley fine.A near pefect tale.
What do You think about William Wilson (2000)?
I thought this story was incredibly interesting. Perhaps the theme is, "We are our own worst enemy."
—Pam
A captivating short read but definitely not an easy one. Wonderful descriptive passages.
—Steven
De los que he leído, el mejor relato de Poe, desde mi punto de vista.
—EmilieP9
An older, and more poetic, version of Fight Club.Brilliant
—luvforever
