We Have Always Lived in the Castle
by Shirley Jackson
Taste attributes: mysterypsychologicalhorrorslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavylinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeAn intimate, inventive mystery: morally murky and slow-burning. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.3 / 5
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About This Book
Shirley Jackson's beloved gothic tale of a peculiar girl named Merricat and her family's dark secret Taking readers deep into a labyrinth of dark neurosis, We Have Always Lived in the Castle is a deliciously unsettling novel about a perverse, isolated, and possibly murderous family and the struggle that ensues when a cousin arrives at their estate. This edition features a new introduction by Jonathan Lethem.
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- Author
- Shirley Jackson
- Published
- 1962
- Pages
- 187
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- Open Library
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