I loved how unapologetically weird and dark the main character was while at the same time expressing it mostly as a form of love for her family. I loved her relation with her sister and the characters, including the castle which is its own.
It’s a book that is dark while being full of light and cheer, I kept expecting it to go in a different direction which is always cool for an older work.

My version came with a cool afterword by someone else which highlighted the importance of food throughout the book and that’s something really interesting I hadn’t caught on, especially as she describes how it relates to Shirley Jackson’s own issues with food.

I saw there was a movie I’ll need to check it out I guess!