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We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

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tiernagan's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

seashelfs's review against another edition

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4.0

(4.25)

It's such a short book but deeply unsettling.

There is something particularly disturbing with Mary Katherine's narrative - Merricat, for short. I often forget she's 18 as her voice reads so much younger. Most of the family haven't matured mentally past the night of the murders. Merricat is childish, bratty, and spoiled but, she has a particular element in her that makes her dangerous. And I'm not talking about her hobby of folk witchcraft.

octobersmorning's review against another edition

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mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

speedythefirst's review against another edition

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dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

emmarhodes's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

frenchfrybri's review against another edition

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4.0

so so so good!!!! i read the first chapter and then thought it would be a DNF because the first chapter just didn’t grab me. then read second chapter and it really hooked me, took off a star cause it took me a minute to get into and then once i was in it i read it all in one sitting this morning.