Catherine House: A Novel
"[A] delicious literary Gothic debut." -THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, EDITORS' CHOICE
"Moody and evocative as a fever dream, Catherine House is the sort of book that wraps itself around your brain, drawing you closer with each hypnotic step." - THE WASHINGTON POST
A Most Anticipated Novel by Entertainment Weekly - New York magazine - Cosmopolitan -...show more
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This is somewhere between 2.5 and 3 stars for me, so can I give it 2.75 stars? Closer to a full 3 stars than 2 stars though. Here are my issues with this book:
1. I normally love gothic academic books where people are shitty and tragedy strikes, but there was just something about this book that didn't work for me. I think the main character was just so intensely unlikable that I had nothing to connect with her over. Even unlikable characters usua...read more
1. I normally love gothic academic books where people are shitty and tragedy strikes, but there was just something about this book that didn't work for me. I think the main character was just so intensely unlikable that I had nothing to connect with her over. Even unlikable characters usua...read more
i was SO confused the entire time ??? i had to stop halfway because what the heck is even going on ?? maybe one day i’ll pick it back up when i have more brain power to finish it
3.5 Stars
Still trying to comprehend this story...might change this rating later. Could go up, could go down.
Still trying to comprehend this story...might change this rating later. Could go up, could go down.
Content warning for death, abuse, manipulation, exploitation, animal abuse, and related topics. I could not get into this book. The book emphasized a spooky atmosphere over plot or clarity, and it did not work for me. There were some moments that were interesting in a weird, cultish way, but mostly I was completely emotionally detached from the story.
Ines Murillo is a first-year at Catherine House, a prestigious but unusual college tucked deep in the woods of Pennsylvania. The admissions process is extremely selective, and both rigorous and demanding. It's entirely unclear what they're looking for, beyond intelligence, but fortunately for Ines, she has whatever it is, since the world outside suddenly seems like something from which she has to escape. Once she gets there, though, she seems ...read more
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