Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe

9 reviews

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

emimcmanis's review

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

judassilver's review against another edition

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

Moderate: Chronic illness and Grief

bellebeaumont95's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement and Murder

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Death, Murder, Blood, and Confinement

Minor: Terminal illness, Violence, and Incest

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Mental illness

Moderate: Death

Minor: Chronic illness

wickedgrumpy's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No

2.25

Definitely one of the slowest-paced works I've ever read.  Poe takes his time setting the vibes just right, which means that it doesn't feel like much of substance actually happens and the ending felt sudden in comparison.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Chronic illness, Death, and Terminal illness

b_caligari's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Confinement

earutherford's review

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. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Mental illness