I was inspired to pen reviews for short stories selected by a certain book club, as I had an interest in joining them but could never work up the courage to either talk with my own voice, or even attend their live meetings. I decided that writing my opinions on my blog would serve as a fine alternative, and additionally provide the advantage of being viewable for posterity, barring extreme circumstances. With that in mind, let's look at the first entry(that I'm reviewing in depth), The Black Cat . The story starts with the author trying to convince people that this is a real account of events that seem extraordinary, which, yeah, whatever. I get it, you want to sell us on the horror, now show us the story. The protagonist, who is also the narrator, then goes on to wax about his love for pets. He specifically starts focusing on a cat - a black cat named Pluto. He briefly talks about his blossoming friendship with him, but really, this is Poe, and he already warned about this be