When it comes to English literature, I say that I favor Edgar Allan Poe more than all other famous writers. I just finished reading "The Fall of the House of Usher" and I thought it was a great story. Why? For the most part it makes you think. Yes, it is gloomy, just as his other essays. This one resembles many other essays of Poe-- the catacombs, a heritage falling apart, etc. etc. The end of House of Usher is, if not surreal, exciting.
Deciphering his works can be an endeavoring process, yet it is endoringly healthy and expansive to the mind. Literature, in general, is rewarding, and disperses of any regrets.
The Fall of the House of Usher