We Have Always Lived in the CastleTaking readers deep into a labyrinth of dark neurosis, We Have Always Lived in the Castle is a deliciously unsettling novel about a perverse, isolated, and possibly murderous family and the struggle that ensues when a cousin arrives at their estate. This edition features a new introduction by Jonathan Lethem.
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User Review - chibitika - LibraryThingJackson doesn’t pull any punches in this novel showcasing human ugliness. The cat is the most likable character and the author might’ve meant so. Expertly written, of course. This book is going to stay with me, I can already tell. Read full review
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User Review - gakgakg - LibraryThingAs a child I wrote poems and short stories about people dying in funhouses, murdering their neighbors, living in solitary dreamworlds. I have watched innumerable creepy movies, read a ton of dark ... Read full review
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) Shirley Jackson Limited preview - 2006 |
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| Title | We Have Always Lived in the Castle Penguin Classics Penguin classics deluxe edition |
| Author | Shirley Jackson |
| Contributor | Jonathan Lethem |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Penguin, 2006 |
| ISBN | 0143039970, 9780143039976 |
| Length | 146 pages |
| Subjects | › › Fiction / Literary Fiction / Thrillers / General |
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