The Fall by Bethany Griffin5/28/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() It feels like I read the book, and nothing really interesting happened. The story itself was all over the place, and I was left with far more questions than answers. I love the gothic feel and how the steampunk touches are a) just touches and b) in the background. Some of the imagery she creates is great. Griffin's derivative work doesn't share any of that depth. Poe's original is about the inevitability of death, the arrogance of the rich. In fact, all this book really borrows from the Poe original is names, and a basic plot device (sickness). Why did I skim it? Because Griffin's work was very incoherent, and I had to check if I was missing something vital with not having read the original work. I still haven't really read it, but I did skim it. However, before I got halfway through this book, I went online and tried to find the original story. I have read a handful of Poe's works, but The Masque of the Red Death wasn't one of them. ![]() This review can also be seen at Written Permission - A Reading and Writing Blogįirst off, before I started this book, I hadn't read the Poe original. ![]()
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