A review by krobart
The Solitary House by Lynn Shepherd

4.0

I had an ambivalent reaction to The Solitary House, which is sort of a riff on Bleak House. Ultimately, I am coming down on the side of strong admiration for this book. It is completely absorbing and inventive, well written and literate, and actually convincing as a twisted alternate vision of Bleak House minus the case of Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce. It made me want to return to Bleak House, which I have not read recently, and dig out all the references. It is a gothic novel that becomes a serious creepfest, and I love those.

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