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John Katsanakis
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“Shadow — A Parable” 4/5. Read it, then went online and read some analysis, then read it again. The analysis absolutely helped me enjoy it more the second time.
— Jan 03, 2023 01:21PM
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John Katsanakis
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“Berenice” 4/5; Ghastly stuff, loved it. “You deny it? — let us not argue the matter. Convinced myself, I seek not to convince.” Good line.
— Jan 07, 2023 04:49PM
John Katsanakis
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“Silence — A Fable” 3/5. Brief enough that the fable stuff gets to remain impactful instead of overwrought. Very lyrical prose, which I enjoyed! Ultimately a message neither profound nor even uncommon.
— Jan 04, 2023 09:51PM
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“MS. Found In a Bottle,” 3/5. Reading up on this story and I see a lot of scholars think it was intended as satire. I quite like that take — it works better as a gag than as a ghost story.
— Jan 02, 2023 09:24AM
John Katsanakis
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Goal for this year is to read this all the way through. First story, “Metzengerstein,” 3/5. An interesting introductory tale with a really great ending. Ghostly revenge through a devil horse — neat!
— Jan 01, 2023 09:28PM
