Originally posted by: Nanner Split
Edgar Allan Poe is awesome! And Hemingway ain't too bad either, now that it comes down to it.

Well, The Raven had a good beat to it, and The Old Man and the Sea was okay until he returned empty-handed, but I've been generally unimpressed with other works of theirs that I've read. I've always been a bigger fan of more traditional tales. You know: clearly defined heroes and villains, betrayal, courageous last stands, true love, damsels in distress, idiotic sidekicks, giant mechas, the usual. Sophisticated? Maybe not. But it makes me happy.