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The Fall of the House of Usher

Edgar Allan Poe

Start date: April 1, 2020

Finish date: April 30, 2020

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Apr 09, 2020 Matthew rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: hoopla, library, completist-book-club, horror, audio, 2020

Perhaps the perfect story for the COVID-19 quarantine! I say this for two reasons.

First: The length

This story can be consumed in one sitting. At a time when I am struggling to focus on reading, getting in and getting out of a story quickly is perfect for my current attention span. Also, I decided to listen to this one. As part of keeping myself healthy during this time of isolation at home, I have been trying to get some fresh air by going for a walk at lunch. I was able to start and finish this ...more

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Apr 04, 2020 Scarlett Readz and Runz....Through Novel Time & Distance rated it really liked it

Love Poe ♡ The gothic vibes did not disappoint in this creepy tale at the edge of insanity. I've expected nothing less.
Vivid. Contorted. Quiver. ...more

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Apr 11, 2020 Eileen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: literature, 2020, 2020-ng-group-challenge, audiobook, classics, horror

Wow, that was good! I don't think I've read this one before, although I have definitely heard of it. I connected it for two reasons--one, being in social isolation, I, an extrovert, am finding ways to keep myself busy and sane. I can imagine if I were isolated in a place like the House of Usher, I would easily go insane. But the other thing is that besides all the online tutoring I've been doing (thank God), I've also been doing a lot of reading as a way to distract myself. I also have been taki ...more

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Apr 27, 2020 Brooklyn rated it it was amazing

Shelves: great-books-groupreads-completist, book-club-books, classics

I read this - The Fall of the House of Usher, The Masque of the Red Death, and The Cask of Amontillado. I have not read Poe since high school/college. I was very impressed by his writing - not cheesy horror that I remembered in high school (or that perennial English class fav The Raven "nevermore"). Its so interesting to reapproach literature that you read years ago in a fresh eye. I would like to read more and perhaps a biography - though I read the short bio in the collection. I can see why he ...more

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Nov 02, 2021 Tara rated it really liked it

Shelves: halloween-seasonal-reading, edgar-allan-poe-collection

Poor Roderick Usher. The man is doomed from the start.

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Jun 27, 2013 Jessica rated it liked it

Shelves: owned

While I got creeped out in some places with this little story, it wasn't the Poe I remembered reading years ago. I had a difficult time ciphering through some of the phrasing he used. I am still not quite sure I understand the ending either.

On the flip side of the coin, I did enjoy the way he describes the paranoia that is always coupled with a creepy house. You know those moments when you are watching a scary horror flick late at night, the climax of the movie is about to happen, and some loud ...more

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