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We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson

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The Horror of it All

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What Members Thought

Nov 10, 2024 Jill rated it it was amazing

Shirley Jackson is a master of twisted horror, not gory in any way, but deeply disturbing on a primal level. As with many Jackson works, it feels like a forgotten folktale or an unsettling children's story that is strangely and inappropriately heartwarming. I've wanted to read this for years and finally got the opportunity and it's one I'll probably read again. ...more

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Oct 23, 2019 Shirley (stampartiste) rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-classics, challenge-bingo-2019

This was a suspenseful story that had me creeped out at times. Jackson did a wonderful job of making me wonder throughout if Mary Katherine (Merricat) was or was not an unreliable narrator. I was pretty sure I knew who had committed the crime, but it wasn't until the very end that Jackson verifies the reader's suspicions. Great psychological thriller. ...more

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Feb 21, 2020 Sarah rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: borrowed

Whoa. What the heck just happened here? This was, by far, one of the most entertaining books I've read in the last few years. I love books that, in a good way, challenge you to figure out what the hell is going on. (of course, if they're so obtuse you don't have a chance, they are no good at all.) This novella hits the right spot. I also couldn't help thinking of the Grey Gardens siblings while reading this. I don't want to say much of anything about the actual story - because its best if you go ...more

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