I loved this, and I'm sad I barely actually read what I was assigned in my American lit classes in college. I thought the horror tales generally worked better than the satires, although I think it may be partly that I don't necessarily understand the context for the things he's satirizing. My favorites of the horror tales are probably Masque of the Red Death and William Wilson, and I also loved the two detective stories, Murders in the Rue Morgue and Purloined Letter. I've never been a big fan of detective fiction, but these stories were great, and from what I understand they're supposed to be among the first major detective stories known to be published, so it was fun seeing the genre in its early days. Mostly I just loved the way he tells stories, and I love his prose, which feels so much more dense and intricate than most modern fiction. Although I wish I knew French, Greek and Latin, because he sprinkles random quotes and phrases throughout, usually untranslated. But overall I thought the anthology was fantastic (I made a brief stab at the poetry, but I'm not sure poetry will ever be my thing, at least in large doses).