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We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2018): Film vs Book
Film · 2018 · Directed by Stacie Passon · Starring Taissa Farmiga, Alexandra Daddario, Sebastian Stan
About the film
Two sisters live in an isolated house with their uncle, outcast by their neighbours, until a cousin arrives with plans of his own.
How close is it to the book?
Close to the bookThe film keeps the premise and the gothic mood and gives the house and the grounds a lovely, eerie look. Some of the narrator's strange humor is turned into images.
Read or watch first?
The book is brief and sly, and its narrator's voice is its main treasure.
What the book gives you
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
A compact, atmospheric tale with an unforgettable narrator.
Who will like it: Readers who like short, strange, darkly charming stories.