She has spent her life fighting fate, and she thought she was succeeding. Until she woke up in a coffin.Ushers die young. Ushers are cursed. Ushers can never leave their house, a house that haunts and is haunted, a house that almost seems to have a mind of its own. Madeline’s life—revealed through short bursts of memory—has hinged around her desperate plan to escape, to save herself and her brother. Her only chance lies in destroying the house.
In the end, can Madeline keep her own sanity and bring the house down? The Fall is a literary psychological thriller, reimagining Edgar Allan Poe’s classic The Fall of the House of Usher.
I loved that The Fall was inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's, "The Fall of the House of Usher". Any book which helps adolescents get reacquainted with the classics is outstanding. I started this book with high expectations and was ultimately disappointed by the end. The book switches back and forth from the present day of the characters to their past childhood. The flashbacks are identified at the start of each chapter by stating Madeline's age. Madeline and her brother, Roderick are heirs to the Usher fortune and house. Unfortunately the house is possessed and has the ability to control their actions and make them go mad. Madeline must figure out a way to break the Usher curse or ultimately be killed or go insane herself. There are lots of twists to this tale and I can foresee some students becoming frustrated or confused. I would recommend this book to more advanced readers and especially for those students who already like Edgar Allan Poe.
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