tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post5684732551594937603..comments2024-03-27T15:04:59.794-07:00Comments on Lark Writes...on books and life: Bookish Link #4:Lark http://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-89177074290949150372015-07-02T16:43:09.530-07:002015-07-02T16:43:09.530-07:00Matthew Pearl can be a little hit and miss, and so...Matthew Pearl can be a little hit and miss, and sometimes his books read a little too slow for me; in The Poe Shadow he tackles the mystery surrounding Poe's actual death with a fictional explanation of his own. But The Pale Blue Eye is the better book; it's a great mystery with a young Poe as the main protagonist who helps investigate a death at West Point.Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-5617115827420875932015-07-02T13:44:06.742-07:002015-07-02T13:44:06.742-07:00I love Edgar Allan Poe but have not read either of...I love Edgar Allan Poe but have not read either of these books. I read another of Matthew Pearl's books a few years ago (The Last Dickens) and didn't enjoy it so haven't tried any of his others. The Pale Blue Eye sounds interesting!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618973352348296555noreply@blogger.com