We Have Always Lived in the Castle

903 Anmeldelser: 3.7
Længde: 5T 32M
Sprog: Engelsk
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Kategori: Thriller

Shirley Jackson’s deliciously unsettling novel about a perverse, isolated, and possibly murderous family takes readers deep into a labyrinth of dark neurosis, macabre humor, and gothic atmosphere.

Six years after four family members died suspiciously of arsenic poisoning, the three remaining Blackwoods—elder, agoraphobic sister Constance; wheelchair-bound Uncle Julian; and eighteen-year-old Mary Katherine, or, Merricat—live together in pleasant isolation. Merricat has developed an idiosyncratic system of rules and protective magic to guard the estate against intrusions from hostile villagers. But one day a stranger arrives—cousin Charles, with his eye on the Blackwood fortune—and manages to penetrate into their carefully shielded lives. Unable to drive him away by either polite or occult means, Merricat adopts more desperate methods, resulting in crisis, tragedy, and the revelation of a terrible secret.

Jackson’s novel emerges less as a study in eccentricity and more—like some of her other fictions—as a powerful critique of the anxious, ruthless processes involved in the maintenance of normalcy itself.

Release date

Lydbog: 9. juni 2010

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

903 Anmeldelser: 3.7
Længde: 5T 32M
Sprog: Engelsk
Format
Kategori: Thriller

Shirley Jackson’s deliciously unsettling novel about a perverse, isolated, and possibly murderous family takes readers deep into a labyrinth of dark neurosis, macabre humor, and gothic atmosphere.

Six years after four family members died suspiciously of arsenic poisoning, the three remaining Blackwoods—elder, agoraphobic sister Constance; wheelchair-bound Uncle Julian; and eighteen-year-old Mary Katherine, or, Merricat—live together in pleasant isolation. Merricat has developed an idiosyncratic system of rules and protective magic to guard the estate against intrusions from hostile villagers. But one day a stranger arrives—cousin Charles, with his eye on the Blackwood fortune—and manages to penetrate into their carefully shielded lives. Unable to drive him away by either polite or occult means, Merricat adopts more desperate methods, resulting in crisis, tragedy, and the revelation of a terrible secret.

Jackson’s novel emerges less as a study in eccentricity and more—like some of her other fictions—as a powerful critique of the anxious, ruthless processes involved in the maintenance of normalcy itself.

Release date

Lydbog: 9. juni 2010

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Anna
22. sep. 2015
Underbar och märklig!
Jessica
2. maj 2014
wonderful and enchanting story
Ziggy
8. jun. 2022
Tankevækkende
Uforudsigelig
Truly a unique story, at times leaving you with an intense frustration with the unfairness. The magical thinking of the main character keeps you on your toes and yet is still a rock you will cling to. Easily one of my favorite books.
Tiia
1. jan. 2021
Hyggelig
Page-turner
Tosi tunnelmallinen, mielikuvituksekas ja koukuttava tarina.
Ani
5. sep. 2021
Kedelig
Nicely read, but the book itself is very static, full of purposeless and boring characters. Would not recommend.
Martin R
22. jul. 2021
Uhyggelig
En riktig klassiker - mycket väl gestaltad och inläst av Bernadette Dunne som lyckas med konststycket att addera spänning utan att historien försvinner. Lite som att sitta vid en lägereld och få historien berättad för sig :)
Marthe
30. okt. 2020
Kedelig
This is not my style of book. I didn't hate it, it wasn't bad, but I didn't enjoy it either....
A
26. nov. 2022
Page-turner
Tankevækkende
I find this book very interesting, less from the point of the story itself, but rather the main characters and their relationships. The author also excels at creating a very compelling atmosphere; from the very first paragraph the world seems very bleak outside the safe confines of the main character’s home, we see reality as Mary Katherine sees it. Amazing characterisation of a moody teenager, and a really good attempt at recreating the thought process of someone very unwell.
Stéphanie
2. nov. 2020
Page-turner
Tankevækkende
Morbidly fascinating. Anyone intrigued by cases of eccentric self-isolation will enjoy this.
A
14. sep. 2020
It was interesting to see where the book would take me. Love the narration and the mind of Merricat.