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Floyd R. Turbo

(30,183 posts) Thu Mar 27, 2025, 02:16 PM Mar 27

Hawthorne or Poe? 📚

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Hawthorne or Poe? 📚 (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Mar 27 OP

I say Poe, but I confess I never read Hawthorne. Was he creepy like Poe? CTyankee Mar 27 #1

Not nearly as creepy as Poe! A great story teller. Floyd R. Turbo Mar 27 #4

I love reading BOTH some_of_us_are_sane Mar 27 #2

🤗 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 27 #5

Poe darkstar Mar 27 #3

🤔 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 27 #6

Both! HeartsCanHope Mar 27 #7

Poe. sinkingfeeling Mar 27 #8

Top fellow is Hawthorne and bottom fellow is Poe dai13sy Mar 27 #9

Old, creepy houses ... Dorothy V Mar 28 #10

CTyankee

(66,039 posts)

1. I say Poe, but I confess I never read Hawthorne. Was he creepy like Poe?

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 03:09 PM

Mar 27

Maybe I was missing something....

Floyd R. Turbo

(30,183 posts)

4. Not nearly as creepy as Poe! A great story teller.

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 03:41 PM

Mar 27

some_of_us_are_sane

(1,182 posts)

2. I love reading BOTH

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 03:21 PM

Mar 27

but Poe is creepier in his story choices while Hawthorne is more soul-searchingly melancholy rather than scary.

(However, HAWTHORNE is much better looking!)

Floyd R. Turbo

(30,183 posts)

5. 🤗

Reply to some_of_us_are_sane (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 03:42 PM

Mar 27

darkstar

(5,678 posts)

3. Poe

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 03:37 PM

Mar 27

He pretty much invented two genres: subjective supernatural stories AND more objective detective fiction. I always think of the X-Files and the way Mulder and Scully reflected this duality.

Floyd R. Turbo

(30,183 posts)

6. 🤔

Reply to darkstar (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 03:42 PM

Mar 27

HeartsCanHope

(993 posts)

7. Both!

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 05:18 PM

Mar 27

Love both authors!

sinkingfeeling

(55,080 posts)

8. Poe.

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 10:28 PM

Mar 27

dai13sy

(548 posts)

9. Top fellow is Hawthorne and bottom fellow is Poe

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 10:40 PM

Mar 27

Dorothy V

(318 posts)

10. Old, creepy houses ...

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 12:24 AM

Mar 28

Hawthorne is good for reading dark romance in a foretaste of Lovecraft Country's towns and cities. But for a tale to curl up with on a dark and stormy night, give me Poe every time!

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