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A review by februaries
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
the way this is only 147 pages long but it took me a whole month to finish ,,,, insane . im so glad i didnt buy a physical copy of this even though ive been so tempted (the cover is so pretty LOL)
literally Nothing happened in this book … like there was no plot or whatever it was just so damn slow ,, feel like this wouldve been better if they explored ???? more of what Happened but nope we r all just as clueless as the villagers (idk if this was the goal but it’s so bad)
i also had such a hard time visualizing the layout of the village and the house and everything because the way it was all described is so confusing sigh i shouldve taken that as a sign not to continue this but !
ik there’s a movie adaptation so im just gonna try watching that even though it’ll probs be somewhat as boring as this one . i def shouldve abandoned this but im just glad ive finally finished it so i can get onto more exciting books
literally Nothing happened in this book … like there was no plot or whatever it was just so damn slow ,, feel like this wouldve been better if they explored ???? more of what Happened but nope we r all just as clueless as the villagers (idk if this was the goal but it’s so bad)
i also had such a hard time visualizing the layout of the village and the house and everything because the way it was all described is so confusing sigh i shouldve taken that as a sign not to continue this but !
ik there’s a movie adaptation so im just gonna try watching that even though it’ll probs be somewhat as boring as this one . i def shouldve abandoned this but im just glad ive finally finished it so i can get onto more exciting books