A review by greenhearted101
Uncle Silas: A Tale of Bartram-Haugh by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

4.0

4 solid stars out of five. This was a very gripping novel; I never grew bored reading it and was always intrigued by what was going to happen next. It was a very dark, gloomy and atmospheric read, which was great (even thought it felt oppressive to me at times but that’s for other reasons). It was kind of predictable but some things were not, so I didn’t mind that at all. I will say, I thought this book was going to be horrifying and it really wasn’t (and I’m okay with that). I read some reviews saying that this was one of the most horrifying books they have ever read. I would say it’s more creepy than “horrifying”. Sure, if these things were to happen to someone in real life, then it would be more than terrifying. But written as a novel, it wasn’t so much so. But it was dark and creepy and that’s perfectly fine. Absolutely recommend it if you’re into Victorian novels like myself and like mystery/“horror”. Very nice book and enjoyable read.