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Poems and animals, poetry galore. Read the first and you’ll want more

If Pets Wrote Poems: A Parody Collection by Susan Johnston Taylor and Sandie Sonke

April 15, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Reading poetry used to be a fun pastime for me. However, recently, I have not been able to find a poet or collection that speaks to me. Things feel overly complicated, too lofty, too trying to be “deep and meaningful” with great subjects, but fall flat in the understanding of what the heck is being talked about. Sometimes I just need Red Fish, Blue Fish, or “Crowded Tub” by Shel Silverstein. Sometimes I like rhymes like that, but other times I just want a nice, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: animals, Benjamin Franklin, Concepts, edgar allen poe, Emily Dickinson, Jack Kerouac, Margaret Wise Brown, parody, Pets, Sandie Sonke, Susan Johnston Taylor, Susan Johnston Taylor and Sandie Sonke, words

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:97 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: animals, Benjamin Franklin, Concepts, edgar allen poe, Emily Dickinson, Jack Kerouac, Margaret Wise Brown, parody, Pets, Sandie Sonke, Susan Johnston Taylor, Susan Johnston Taylor and Sandie Sonke, words ·
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And they all fall down.

The Fall of the House of Usher: A Graphic Novel by Edgar Allen Poe and Raul Garcia

December 27, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

My 624 and a full 12 Cannonball review is actually one that is a bit lackluster. Now, I enjoy a good Edgar Allen Poe as much as the next English Major Casual Fan, but The Fall of the House of Usher: A Graphic Novel (adapted and illustrated by Raul Garcia) is not one of my favorites. However, as it is adapted into the graphic novel format, I felt it would be a better way to understand the story (The Lottery by Shirly Jackson has been […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: adaptations, edgar allen poe, Edgar Allen Poe and Raul Garcia, literary, Raul Garcia

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:624 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: adaptations, edgar allen poe, Edgar Allen Poe and Raul Garcia, literary, Raul Garcia ·
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Murders in the Rue Morgue

Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allen Poe

October 26, 2024 by jmsudar Leave a Comment

Years ago I lost a trivia round because I insisted that the “Father of the Mystery Novel” could not be Edgar Allen Poe. On what planet could that not be Arthur Conan Doyle, inventor of Sherlock Holmes!? This turned into me having more beers and ranting that it makes sense for Poe to be the father of horror, but not mystery. At the time I’d read The Raven, The Fall of the House of Usher, Cask of Amantillado, and Masque of the Red Death. Well, it turns […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: edgar allen poe

jmsudar's CBR16 Review No:37 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: edgar allen poe ·
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MS. Found in a Bottle

MS. Found in a Bottle by Edgar Allen Poe

August 3, 2024 by jmsudar Leave a Comment

Bit of a stretch for me to claim this as a book read, given this is a short story. But it’s 19th century literature and you get ten words for the price of one, so it’s about the same level of effort. The story details a mariner who goes from dealing with the usual perils of the sea, followed by supernatural perils. One of my favorite details is the presence of a “simoom,” apparently a combination of a sandstorm and a hurricane. It’s hard to […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: edgar allen poe

jmsudar's CBR16 Review No:24 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: edgar allen poe ·
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The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Edgar Allen Poe

July 27, 2024 by jmsudar Leave a Comment

After watching Mike Flanagan’s outstanding The Fall of the House of Usher, I felt compelled to revisit some Poe and look for references I’d missed on my watch through. I recognized the name Arthur Gordon Pym (the Usher attorney) but didn’t realize it was Poe’s only novel until looking deeper. With it being free on Audible I figured I had to give it a shot. It’s weird as hell, first of all. And gruesome. Some of the most horrific scenes in any Poe story happen here: […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction Tagged With: edgar allen poe

jmsudar's CBR16 Review No:22 · Genres: Featured, Fiction · Tags: edgar allen poe ·
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Helping you to understand the mystery/horror genius

Poe: Stories and Poems: A Graphic Novel Adaption by Gareth Hinds

May 3, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

If you love graphic novels, stories by Poe, or thriller stories, (and are in your teens to adulthood) then you should try this graphic novel adaption, Poe: Stories and Poems: A Graphic Novel Adaption by Gareth Hinds. Included are a handful of Poe’s more famous and infamous stories and poems. Each are laid out in all their gory, I mean glory. Having the illustrations, which are dark, lacking in color, but filled with details, allows to see some of the images that might have not […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Poetry, Romance, Short Stories, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: edgar allen poe, Gareth Hinds

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:197 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Poetry, Romance, Short Stories, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: edgar allen poe, Gareth Hinds ·
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