Tag: Short Stories
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell
My Rating: 5 stars Sanger Rainsford falls off of his yacht, which he is on for a hunting trip, when he hears gun shots. He skillfully swims to the nearest shore, eerie Ship-Trap Island. Every sailor is afraid of that place. There, Rainsford meets General Zaroff, who is also a professional hunter. The two men […]
Posted: November 4th, 2010 under Richard Connell.
Tags: Richard Connell, Short Stories, The Most Dangerous Game
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The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant
My Rating: 3 stars Mme. Loisel is a middle class girl who desperately wishes she was wealthy. She’s got the looks and the charm, but she was born into a family of clerks and married M. Loisel, who was a clerk in the Department of Education. Mme. Loisel believes that she should and deserves to […]
Posted: October 29th, 2010 under Guy de Maupassant.
Tags: Guy de Maupassant, Short Stories, The Necklace
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The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe
My Rating: 5 stars The narrator, Montresor, opens up this story by saying that he has been insulted by his acquaintance, Fortunato. What Fortunato said to insult him was never really stated, but Montresor wants revenge. So, he begins his plan. Montresor approaches Fortunato during a carnival, and he is already quite intoxicated. Montresor bribes […]
Posted: October 24th, 2010 under Edgar Allan Poe.
Tags: Edgar Allan Poe, Short Stories, The Cask of Amontillado
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The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe
My Rating: 5 stars The narrator of this strange story claims he is sane, yet he is sitting in jail awaiting his death. But as the narrator looks back and tells you why he is in jail, you start to think the opposite. The narrator, who was never named, says that he has always been […]
Posted: October 16th, 2010 under Edgar Allan Poe.
Tags: Edgar Allan Poe, Short Stories, The Black Cat
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