Talk:The Murders in the Rue Morgue/@comment-4849011-20141029124743

This is probably the first mystery with an ending that nobody saw coming. Unfortunately, someone ruined it for me by giving away the killer's identity (What in blazes, book on apes I checked out from the library?!  What in blazes!?). In any case, it's original, though I think what I like most about this story is how Poe develops the character of Dupin. We find out about his personality, his brilliance (the part where he seems to read the narrator's mind is awesome), and his friendship with the narrator, making him a very human character. Does anybody know to what extent the character influenced Sherlock Holmes, or is it just a coincidence that the two share similar characteristics?