
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
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Narrated by:
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Bernadette Dunne
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By:
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Shirley Jackson
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.
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"When I first listened to this classic last year, I truly couldn’t believe that I had gone so long without it in my life. With its atmospheric prose, mysterious characters, and a slow revealing plot that's haunting in the purest sense of the word, We Have Always Lived in the Castle has quickly found its way onto my list of top 10 favorite novels (and listens—Bernadette Dunne's performance brilliantly evokes Jackson's melancholy, ominous tone)."
—Sam D., Audible Editor
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Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
Not really, its a story that takes a long time to get to its point. You have to really enjoy listening to stories and have a dedicated imagination to stick with this story.What does Bernadette Dunne bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Her voice helps draw you into a story that would otherwise be painful to followIf this book were a movie would you go see it?
Yes to compare to my own visionEerie but not what you expect
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creepy
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Full of suspense
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Pleasantly disturbing.
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Wicked
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Narrator Especially Good
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How very strange.......
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I listened to it all the way through in one afternoon and I really enjoyed it. The narrator stays out of the way of story without dazzling.
Old fashioned creepy story
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A Twist
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