Reviews

The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe

thenovelbook's review against another edition

2.0

Had to read this for an online class I am taking. I'm glad I didn't read it as a teenager, as it probably would have freaked me out somewhat. Now for some reason* all I can see is how campy it is...the possibilities for parody are endless. It truly has ALLLL the Gothic elements, and also, some random guitar playing and spontaneous songwriting.

*Ok, the reason is, my main knowledge of Poe comes from Shipwrecked's video series on YouTube: Edgar Allen Poe's Murder Mystery Dinner Party. This is why I giggled through The Fall of the House of Usher.

draven_deathcrush's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Classic horror is really hit or miss for me. I might have liked this of it was longer and more in depth.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Mental illness

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Violence

deanopeez's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

dptrs's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

susuuuu's review against another edition

2.0

'his heart is a suspended lute; as soon as you touch it, it resonates.'

seowsauce's review against another edition

I was reading it to get context for “What Moves the Dead” but was not motivated to finish it

finchthearcher's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

erika_gore's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.0

phoebe_meikle's review against another edition

mysterious tense

3.5

phoenix2's review against another edition

4.0

The Fall of the House of Usher is a short book about an unnamed narrator who visits an old dying friend. The story starts out with a creepy feeling in the background, and keeps getting creepier and creepier. And true, it the horror element is mild and it takes place in the ending, but the whole atmosphere is spot-on gothic and dark.