A review by booksny
Ligeia by Edgar Allan Poe

dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I struggled with the wording - Poe's always quite verbose, but this felt exceptionally so. The spooky atmosphere is lovely; the main character is unsympathetic, alternating between putting his previous wife on a pedestal and loathing his next wife for being a different woman.