We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Marricat, said Caroline Would you like a cup of tea? Oh no! Said Merricat You'll poison me! Merricat said Caroline, Would you like to go to sleep, Down in the bone yard Ten feet deep?

Such a good book

Short and creepy, much like The Lottery. Love the fact that it's not an in your face type of horror story.

Interesting, and great for that musty, gothic vibe that I enjoy. The "mystery," such as it is, isn't much to tune in for, though. The really interesting aspect, I thought, was the examination of severe agoraphobia and what appeared to be OCD, or possibly Asperger’s (maybe even autism). The book doesn't make any specific assertions, but Merricat is clearly a troubled young girl and the novel...more

Interesting, and great for that musty, gothic vibe that I enjoy. The "mystery," such as it is, isn't much to tune in for, though. The really interesting aspect, I thought, was the examination of severe agoraphobia and what appeared to be OCD, or possibly Asperger’s (maybe even autism). The book doesn't make any specific assertions, but Merricat is clearly a troubled young girl and the novel immerses us totally into her world. Never once do we feel we’re being shown a case-study or an illustration and there is a sense of familiarity, of that “inside-out” quality of writing that comes from truly understanding an experience. So, um, cool stuff, is what I’m saying.   hide