Slade House
Books | Fiction / Literary
3.7
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David Mitchell
The New York Times bestseller by the author of The Bone Clocks and Cloud Atlas | Named One of the Best Books of the Year by San Francisco Chronicle, NPR, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, National Post, BookPage, and Kirkus Reviews Keep your eyes peeled for a small black iron door. Down the road from a working-class British pub, along the brick wall of a narrow alley, if the conditions are exactly right, you’ll find the entrance to Slade House. A stranger will greet you by name and invite you inside. At first, you won’t want to leave. Later, you’ll find that you can’t. Every nine years, the house’s residents—an odd brother and sister—extend a unique invitation to someone who’s different or lonely: a precocious teenager, a recently divorced policeman, a shy college student. But what really goes on inside Slade House? For those who find out, it’s already too late. . . . Spanning five decades, from the last days of the 1970s to the present, leaping genres, and barreling toward an astonishing conclusion, this intricately woven novel will pull you into a reality-warping new vision of the haunted house story—as only David Mitchell could imagine it. Praise for Slade House“A fiendish delight . . . Mitchell is something of a magician.”—The Washington Post “Entertainingly eerie . . . We turn to [Mitchell] for brain-tickling puzzle palaces, for character studies and for language.”—Chicago Tribune “A ripping yarn . . . Like Shirley Jackson’s Hill House or the Overlook Hotel from Stephen King’s The Shining, [Slade House] is a thin sliver of hell designed to entrap the unwary. . . . As the Mitchellverse grows ever more expansive and connected, this short but powerful novel hints at still more marvels to come.”—San Francisco Chronicle“Like Stephen King in a fever . . . manically ingenious.”—The Guardian (U.K.) “A haunted house story that savors of Dickens, Stephen King, J. K. Rowling and H. P. Lovecraft, but possesses more psychic voltage than any of them.”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “Tightly crafted and suspenseful yet warmly human . . . the ultimate spooky nursery tale for adults.”—The Huffington Post
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Author
David Mitchell
Pages
272
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Published Date
2015-10-27
ISBN
0812998693 9780812998696
Ratings
Google: 5
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"I enjoyed this story of these two siblings and the tricks they play to have everlasting life. "
Sandy Lopez
"To say I like this book would be a TOTAL understatement. This book was crazy enthralling. I knew after 20 pages that is was one of “those books.” I loved every second of it. It has some of the best writing I’ve ever read which kept me completely hooked. The characters weren’t forgettable. The vocabulary was immense but still accessible. I loved the m plot of two evil twins who have all sorts of creative ways of tricking people into there metaphorical spider web and then eating their souls to live forever. Even though it had paranormal stuff which I’m not usually into. This book did it in a way that was believable and not over the top. Being just enough mind breaking to throw you for loops every once in a while. The ending is great, I really think I stumbled across gold. 30/30 "
Cole Johnson
"Impossible to put down.. eerily magnetic and beautifully written. "
Joseph Cupertino
"Interesting book with a plot that is hard to guess. Ending isn’t what I expected "
Kirsten Glass
"Even though this book is supposed to stand on its own (I think?) I felt like I was watching the second to last of a 5 season show. Language was beautiful but stood out as “beautiful words” instead of pulling me into the story. Maybe I should have read the Bone Clocks or Cloud Atlas beforehand? Maybe not the best intro to David Mitchell’s work. Overall “meh” and felt like I was missing lots of key inside info. "
Blair
"Actual rating, 3.5⭐."
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Rachel
"Yes! This is one of Mitchell’s creepiest visions. Excellent characterization and pacing. Highly recommend."
mari. the.amateur
"This book seriously disturbed and creeped me out! I had nightmares after reading it. I like the author's writing style, might check out his other work."
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Rebekah Travis
"This book held my interest as it bounced from guest to guest. I was very pleased with the book! "
Melanie Meeps
"I had some trouble reading through this book – it is a good story, I just struggled in the first half with the narrators switching in each section. By the end, I was properly interested in the narrative but then it was over. Great collection of interwoven short stories, I wish I had known that going in and could have appreciated it more, personally."
Shiloh
