Shirley Jackson

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

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Mary Katherine “Merricat” Blackwood and her elder sister Constance live alone in their ancestral home with their crippled uncle after the tragic murder of both of their parents, their aunt, and their younger brother. Having been accused and later acquitted of the murders, Constance confines herself to the grounds of their home, while Merricat contends with their hostile neighbors and with the ever-increasing sense of impending danger she feels is heading their way.
In We Have Always Lived in the Castle, author Shirley Jackson deftly handles delicate subjects like mental illness, agoraphobia, and social isolation. We Have Always Lived in the Castle was Jackson’s final novel, and has been held in high critical esteem since its publication in 1962.
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184 printed pages
Publication year
2016
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  • Diana A. Azamarshared an impression8 years ago
    👍Worth reading
    💀Spooky
    🚀Unputdownable

    Me encanto este libro, me sorprendió mucho la trama y los personajes. Definitivamente leeré más de esta autora.

  • syafiqahwithaQshared an impression5 years ago
    🙈Lost On Me

    I enjoyed the story at first, and the way it was written made it easy to read. The simple language makes the story- which written in first person- easier to follow, since it provided only one perspective to keep track of. However, i do feel that towards the end, the story just got too lengthy and there were some parts of it that really didnt make sense to me to that they had to be included, because i couldnt figure out if they was supposed to mean anything at all. It lost me around the 7th or 8th chapter because i got tired with the lengthy parts, so skipped a lot of them and still really didnt miss anything.

    There was not much spook in it, apart from the uitr alarming, disturbing monologues of the protagonist.

  • nataliaescortesshared an impression7 years ago
    👍Worth reading
    💀Spooky
    🔮Hidden Depths
    🚀Unputdownable

    I did not expect that I would like this book, but i did. A disturbing book that reveals an unforgettable story. Highly recommended.

Quotes

  • ask me abouthas quoted6 years ago
    only wished they would come true. “It’s wrong to hate them,” Constance said, “it only weakens you,” but I hated them anyway, and wondered why it had been worth while creating them in the first place.
  • CharlotteGothamhas quoted10 years ago
    A pretty sight, a lady with a book.
  • Sandra Michaelhas quotedlast month
    Merricat, said Connie, would you like a cup of tea?
    Oh no, said Merricat, you’ll poison me.
    Merricat, said Connie, would you like to go to sleep?
    Down in the boneyard ten feet deep!

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