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The Fall
The Fall
Reviewed by: Nina Sachs - Retired, Portland, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: January 7, 2015
Review
Griffin's novel retells Poe's Classic, The Fall of the House of Usher, from Madeline Usher's view. Through a variety of devices that challenge the reader to keep up, including a non-linear chronology, Griffin manages to make Poe's tale of a cursed family and their crumbling mansion into something beyond pastiche. Will Madeline escape the curse of madness that has taken her parents? Can she protect her twin brother? This is a new story, which will nevertheless send readers back to the original to see how Griffin has made it her own. Although it goes off the rails a bit here and there, I recommend it for CREAM.
Overall Book Score: excellent
About the Book
Author:
Griffin, Bethany
Illustrator: ,
Publisher: Greenwillow/HaperCollins
Book Type: chapter book fiction
Genre: horror
Audience: grades 7-9,grades 10-12
Binding Type: trade edition
Binding Quality: good
ISBN: 9780062107855
Price: 17.99