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Violence
Some
Violence and deaths in the context of the haunting; present and disturbing
Language
Barely any
Period British language; mild
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief sexual content; restrained
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking in the period setting
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Gothic psychological horror, repression, envy, and the question of whether the haunting is real
What this book is about
Dr. Faraday becomes drawn into the lives of the Ayres family at Hundreds Hall, a once-grand Warwickshire estate falling into ruin. Strange incidents escalate. Waters's novel operates as a ghost story and as a study of class envy, repression, and the ways the past refuses to die. The ambiguity is total — and perfectly maintained.
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Psychological horror
Deaths and violence
Gothic atmosphere
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