A review by shieldbearer
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Another book read because it was a favorite of Suzanne Collins', I did not know what to expect going into this and I really enjoyed it. A deeply layered text with so much complexity, its ambiguity is also its brilliance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Classism

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Alcohol