A review by triciajk
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

dark emotional mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

My personal favorite of Shirley Jackson's work. A story about sisterhood, loyalty, ostracization, and, of course, murder. Two sisters: one accused of murdering her family, the other ostracized because of her family's history and her own strange behaviors. They have created a life for each other on the outskirts of society until their routine is disrupted by the appearance of a wandering stranger. Jackson uses the story of these two sisters to explore panic and misconceptions in a small community, and the lengths a person would go to protect the ones they love.