We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson

176 pages • first pub 1962 (editions) user-added

fiction classics horror literary mystery dark mysterious medium-paced
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Shirley Jackson's beloved gothic tale of a peculiar girl named Merricat and her family's dark secretTaking readers deep into a labyrinth of dark neurosis, We Have Always Lived in the Castle is a deliciously unsettling novel about a perverse, isola...

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Community Reviews

3.94
based on 58,111 reviews

Moods

dark: 92%

mysterious: 82%

tense: 42%

sad: 23%

emotional: 18%

reflective: 15%

funny: 12%

challenging: 10%

adventurous: 4%

hopeful: 1%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

20% of readers chose fast
54% of readers chose medium
25% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

7% of readers chose Plot
27% of readers chose A mix
63% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

15% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
52% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

29% of readers chose Yes
47% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

5% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
84% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

77% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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