The story its self revolves around the Blackwood family home, situated in a small (and small minded, the story shows) suburban village in America. The protagonist, ‘Merricat’ invites you into the story with an open yet worrying welcome- “I like my sister Constance, and Richard Plantagenet, and Amanita Phalloides, the death cap mushroom. There are many ways of looking at this book.ĭespite the seeming seriousness, I assure you that it is a very readable novel. It could also be read as a story which explores the harm of psychological trauma. Another person may read it as a polemic to small minded societies. On one hand, it is a domestic horror, showcasing the life of a dysfunctional family. It’s a rich book, and I could interpret it from many angles. This becomes a matter of fact when one approaches Shirley Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle. Sometimes the greatest horror is actually real life.
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