We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson was a wonderful book. A very quick read at 224 pages it makes it a great book for when your feeling like a quick light read. This book feels like a story story that has been expanded and very well written at that.
I love women who write horror and Shirley Jackson is a wonderful writer. Here is a tid bit about the early 20th century author from amazon:
"Shirley Jackson was born in San Francisco in 1919. She first received wide critical acclaim for her short story 'The Lottery', which was published in 1948. Her novels--which include The Sundial, The Bird's Nest, Hangsaman, The Road through the Wall, We Have Always Lived in the Castle and The Haunting of Hill House--are characterized by her use of realistic settings for tales that often involve elements of horror and the occult."
All and all I enjoyed this macabre tale, for its portrayal of fear, resentment, hostility and persecution of its disturbed and damaged characters. Also the cover art is awesome!
I feel like this is a book I would buy solely based on the cover. Don't they tell you not to do that?
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