Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe

15 reviews

bokslukaren's review

challenging

2.5

Descriptive to the point of confusion, builds up tension slowly, managing to be comparatively scary by the end. The story uses a large (and in my case new) vocabulary, which made it challenging to determine whether or not I understood what Poe was trying to write. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness

dylandalton's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? No

5.0

The Fall of the House of Usher is one of the best works of gothic horror of all time. From its disturbing and bleak beginning, to its chaotic and spirited end; the short story is a masterpiece in horror literature. Everyone, and I mean everyone, should read The Fall of the House of Usher, even if you're not a horror fan, it's simply that good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Moderate: Death and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Confinement and Blood

draven_deathcrush's review

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

emimcmanis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Incest, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Violence, and Grief

emilywemily6's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-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? No

3.5

This short story was a really quick listen on audio, I even listened twice in a row because I felt like I didn’t get it the first time. Reading it again helped me see more value in the story, though it wasn’t nearly as creepy as I hoped. I think I just prefer more modern horror. This old piece is tricky to understand the nuances of.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Blood

duarshe's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

The creepiness was creeping and the craziness was crazying. Slayed (literally).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Mental illness

chupacabra2000's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A

2.0

Some guy meets his old NPF-coded pal to show his condolences since his sister has just died. He lives in a creepy house with a shit garden. The weather sucks and he tries to read novels to his friend to cheer him up.

Suddenly the sister wakes up and the house kinda blows up.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, and Grief

judassilver's review

challenging dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Chronic illness and Grief

mezzoanddolce's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Blood

e_r_q's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? No

4.0

"[W]ith the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit."

An undeniably classic and influential gothic horror tale. Its extreme literariness can make it quite difficult to follow, but nevertheless, Poe's writing is so beautifully atmospheric.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, and Terminal illness