The House of Fear by Leonora Carrington

The House of Fear

Leonora Carrington

216 pages first pub 1945 (editions)

nonfiction art biography memoir challenging dark fast-paced

Description

The events and locales of World War II Europe provide the setting for a series of four surrealistic autobiographical novellas that concern the author's romantic and artistic involvement with Max Ernest and her subsequent descent into madness

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Moods

dark 86%
challenging 68%
reflective 36%
emotional 31%
sad 27%
tense 22%
mysterious 18%
adventurous 9%
informative 9%
funny 4%

Pace

fast 68%
medium 18%
slow 13%

Average rating

3.64

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