I am, sadly, a bit unimpressed with this collection of short stories. On the whole, I feel that Poe never seems to be able to decently finish a story. The ending is often abrupt, odd, and unsatisfactory. Several of the stories are in the form of articles or investigations, rather than traditional fictional narratives, and this does make the odd endings more acceptable. These are also the stories I like the least, like The Mystery of Marie Rogêt. I did enjoy The Gold Bug and MS. Found in a Bottle, and was already familiar with The Murders in the Rue Morgue (who isn't?). Many stories contained a bit too much "science", which shows some impressive knowledge on the part of Poe, but that easily becomes tiresome to someone who can hardly remember trigonometry or basic physics from school... Also, I was hoping for more scary stories!
