Reviews

The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe

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.

mybookishdelights's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

2 = It was okay. 

I read this after reading the retelling “What Moves the Dead” by T. Kingfisher. The original was fine, but since I don’t really get into stories this short I definitely liked the retelling better. 

alice_clawford's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

whimsicalmeerkat's review against another edition

3.0

I recall liking this more than I expected.

verito2805's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

easefcik's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

It’s classic Poe—which means it always feels like the solid bones of a good story with not nearly enough detail and then it’s over too fast.