Shirley Jackson’s beloved gothic tale of a peculiar girl named Merricat and her family’s dark secretTaking 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 … new introduction by Jonathan Lethem.
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The Haunting of Hill House is wonderful, but this is hands-down Shirley Jackson’s best work.
I just loved this classic. Reminded me of every haunting Bette Davis movie and I loved the haunting, beautiful way it was written. And that title. To quote one of my favorite movies The Haunting “in the dark, in the night”….
Brilliantly dark, funny, fresh and original. This is the best thing I’ve read in a long time.
This was a fun read. I liked the style of the writing and the imagery. I liked that the cat was given a personality. I feel bad for Connie though
Always a classi. from Mrs. Jackson
One of Ms Jackson’s classics.
A wonderful page-turner that twists its way through the reader’s mind to it’s final, you knew it was coming, Shirley Jackson ending
Such a wonderful writer, no one captures the darkness of the mind better.
I just couldn’t get this long draged out story , not for me .
Very quirky yet creepy in its own way. Feels like Shirley Jackson. Not gripping bit kept my interest. It’s almost a MUST READ. Not funny in a comical way more dark humor.
At 50,000 words it’s almost not enough, I wanted it to go on. This is the quirky story of a family killed off by a poisoner, with only two sisters, Constance and Merricat, and their Uncle Julian surviving, and Constance cleared of the crime. They live together in a rambling old house, isolated from the local town. Narrated by Merricat, the disturbed younger sister, this story is quirky, cosy and weird. The depictions of Constance’s cooking are delightful and Uncle Julian is both poignant and funny. Cousin Charles arrives to throw their lives into disarray and then it just gets weirder. I loved the characterisation. It’s wonderful writing and is considered her masterpiece. Everyone shoudl read it.