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Shirley Jackson: We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Paperback, 2006, Penguin Books) 4 stars

Shirley Jackson’s beloved gothic tale of a peculiar girl named Merricat and her family’s dark …

Review of 'We Have Always Lived in the Castle' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

4.5/5

Okay that was a super creepy book. I love the way Merricat narrates the book, her tone and thoughts are just so wild and erratic and freaky. She is insightful and yet childish. I loved her relationship with her sister as well, they truly deserve peace from the outside world after everything they had been through.

And Charles, oh man. What a horrible person. He was a character made just so you can hate him, and hate him I did. So well done.

Overall I loved the book. It was very effective and creepy and lovely and just such a big bag of emotions.