We Have Always Lived in the Castle in Overdue Podcast

Jan 16, 2013 Liesl rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: well-fed-head, adapted-for-film, 2013, overdue

What a creepy, suspenseful read! I enjoyed this slow burning, character-driven tale that felt like a juicy prequel to your standard haunted house or witch story. Jackson's writing feels timeless, and I like how what happened on that fateful night is gradually revealed as well as the unreliability of the narrator. I almost feel like I need to reread this to analyze everything now that I know what happens to see if there are clues that I missed along the way! ...more

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Dec 28, 2008 Jaimie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites

There's nothing I can say about this book that hasn't already been said. Dark, atmospheric, a beautifully written gem of a story that envelopes you and makes you fall in love with the characters, especially the story's unreliable narrator, Mary Katherine, a.k.a. Merricat. Dark and delightful at the same time like a bowl of berries with sugar on them. ...more

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Sep 14, 2009 Albie added it · review of another edition

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson (1984)

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Jan 30, 2012 Maggie M rated it really liked it

Shelves: e-book

Shirley Jackson is a great author, and this novel is a great example of that. Too often authors forget the simple rule of "show, don't tell," and Jackson really does a great job with that in this story.

It had elements that reminded me of Doctoro's Homer & Langley, but of course Castle was written first. A great suspense story. ...more

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