238 pages
English language
Published Nov. 12, 2015
"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 surreal place where visitors see what they want to see, including some things that should be impossible. 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 divorced policeman, a shy college student. But what really goes on inside Slade House? For those who find out, it's already too late" --
Decently written, but inexplicably boring. I've read that Mitchell's built an entire mythos, so maybe this book would've resonated more if I'd read some of his other books, but I somehow doubt it. The backstory/interview felt like scaffolding for a predictable plot.
Creepy, well written, but resolution maybe explains too.much.
