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A review by teganbeesebooks
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
By every right I should love Shirley Jackson's books. I loved THE LOTTERY and the ideas of all of her books sound amazing, but they just never do it for me like I want them to. I really just wanted MORE, I guess.
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Violence, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail