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Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Lanier
15 reviews
marthadude's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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
3.75
Honestly I tend to struggle with the language of work’s written around this time but Poe is the champion of ratcheting up and delivering on tension in such a short time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Incest and Toxic relationship
bluedilly's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-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
1.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Incest, Terminal illness, and Violence
maublew's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
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? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement and Mental illness
Moderate: Death
Minor: Chronic illness
earutherford's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Perfect spooky season short read for Edgar Allan Poe fans.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement and Mental illness
competencefantasy's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I have a history with this one, so I thought I'd fit a quick reread in to get some #valitines squares. Poe is very good with language and the whole thing stays creepy, though the ending is less emotionally affecting than I remembered. I also noticed some imperialistic worldview things that I missed when I was younger. My favorite thing about this story is the way horror is put on the house and dynastic family. I think I should try to read more gothic things, or modernized gothic things. I seem to like the tropes involved.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Sexism, Violence, and Medical trauma
Minor: Racism
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