Haunted Houses by Lynne Tillman

Haunted Houses

Lynne Tillman

240 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction contemporary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
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From the author of Weird Fucks, a witty, bleak, and outrageous account of American girlhood.Haunted Houses is the story of three young women. Jane’s occasionally violent father reads her the Gettysburg Address at bedtimes, while Emily’s parents ar...

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Community Reviews

3.22
based on 167 reviews

Moods

reflective: 79%

dark: 44%

emotional: 39%

challenging: 27%

sad: 16%

funny: 11%

mysterious: 9%

lighthearted: 4%

tense: 4%

adventurous: 2%

relaxing: 2%

Pace

6% of readers chose fast
54% of readers chose medium
38% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
2% of readers chose A mix
95% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

40% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
29% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

10% of readers chose Yes
51% of readers chose Complicated
37% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

14% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
60% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

83% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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